shǎn

mountain pass

Evolution

陝 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
陝 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
陝 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
陝 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
陝 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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shǎn

mountain pass; Shaanxi province

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Shǎn

abbr. for Shaanxi 陝西|陕西 province

Most common words with 陝
Freq.
Word
Meaning

陕西

Shaanxi province (Shensi) in northwest China, abbr. 陝|陕[Shǎn], capital Xi’an 西安市[Xī​'ān​Shì]

陕西省

Shaanxi Province (Shensi) in northwest China, abbr. 陝|陕[Shǎn], capital Xi'an 西安[Xī​'ān]

abbr. for Shaanxi 陝西|陕西 province

陕北

Shanbei, northern Shaanxi province, including Yulin 榆林 and Yan'an 延安, a Holy Land of Mao's revolution 革命聖地|革命圣地

陕南

Shannan, southern Shaanxi province