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陕

shǎn

mountain pass; the Shanxi province

💡 Ideographic: A place 阝 wedged in a valley 夹
HSK 8 strokes Common (22%)
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阝
yì
place, town, city
夹
jiā
to support; to be wedged between
⿰阝夹 i

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Component Tree i

yì
阝
place, town, city
2 strokes
jiā
夹
to support; to be wedged between
💡 Ideographic: A person 夫 stuck between two others 丷
6 strokes HSK 5

Words Using 陕 (14)

Shǎn
陕 ↗
abbr. for Shaanxi [[陝西|陕西]] province
Shǎnběi
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]]
Shǎnnán
陕南 ↗
Shannan, southern Shaanxi province
ShǎnGān
陕甘 ↗
Shaanxi and Gansu provinces
ShǎnGānNíng
陕甘宁 ↗
Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia provinces
Shǎnxiàn
陕县 ↗
Shan county in Sanmenxia [[三門峽|三门峡<Sānménxiá>]], Henan
Shǎnxī
陕西 ↗
Shaanxi province (Shensi) in northwest China, abbr. [[陝|陕<Shǎn>]], capital Xi’an [[西安市<XīānShì>]]
Shǎnxīdàdìzhèn
陕西大地震 ↗
the great Shaanxi earthquake of 2nd February 1556 that killed 830,000 people
ShǎnxīShīfànDàxué
陕西师范大学 ↗
Shaanxi Normal University
ShǎnxīShěng
陕西省 ↗
Shaanxi Province (Shensi) in northwest China, abbr. [[陝|陕<Shǎn>]], capital Xi'an [[西安<Xīān>]]
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