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Chinese Provinces by Meaning

Can you guess the name of every province-level division in China from its meaning in Chinese?
* An asterisk marks names that were made by smushing up the names of two big cities, e.g. Fujian is named after Fu(zhou) and Jian(zhou)
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Last updated: February 11, 2023
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First submittedMay 6, 2021
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Name meaning
Province
Northern Capital
Beijing
Fragrant Harbor
Hong Kong
Bay Gate
Macau
Pacified of the (Liao) River
Liaoning
Pacified Xia
Ningxia
Zhe River
Zhejiang
Western Tsang
Tibet (Xizang)
North of the (Yellow) River
Hebei
South of the (Yellow) River
Henan
North of the (Dongting) Lake
Hubei
South of the (Dongting) Lake
Hunan
Eastern Expanse
Guangdong
Western Expanse
Guangxi
East of the (Taihang) Mountains
Shandong
West of the (Taihang) Mountains
Shanxi
West of the Shan (Pass)
Shaanxi
South of the Clouds
Yunnan
Name meaning
Province
Western (Part of the South of the Yangtze) River
Jiangxi
(Yangtze) River and Perilla*
Jiangsu
Black Dragon River
Heilongjiang
South of the Sea
Hainan
Upon the Sea
Shanghai
Blue Sea (Lake)
Qinghai
New(ly returned old) Territories
Xinjiang
Heavenly Ford
Tianjin
Blessed Establishment*
Fujian
Four Plains
Sichuan
Doubled Celebration
Chongqing
Peaceful and Beautiful*
Anhui
Noble (Mountains) Prefecture
Guizhou
Sweet and Solemn*
Gansu
Mandarin: Auspicious Forest
Manchu: Along the River
Jilin
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia
2 Comments
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Level 32
Feb 11, 2023
xinjiang(新疆) is abbreviation of "故土新归"(gutuxingui), so it should be translated into "newly returned old territories" instead of new territories.
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Level 68
Feb 11, 2023
Fair point!