四川

Chinese

four
 
river; creek; plain; an area of level country; Sichuan province (abbrev.)
simp. and trad.
(四川)
Literally: “four mountain passes”.

Etymology

During the Tang dynasty, the area of what is now Sichuan was administratively divided into three regions based on the main throughfares through the mountains 川道 (“mountain pass (often near a river)”) at the time. During the Song dynasty, these regions were further redivided into four separate regions, giving rise to its modern name.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

四川

  1. (~省) Sichuan (a province of China)

Derived terms

  • 四川盆地
  • 四川草

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (四川):

Others:


Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
せん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Proper noun

四川 (hiragana しせん, rōmaji Shisen)

  1. Sichuan

Derived terms

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