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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞
四川 word · TOCFL 4 (est.)
四川 =
ㄙˋ ㄔㄨㄢ · Sìchuān
proper noun — Sichuan, a large province in southwest China, famed for its spicy cuisine and the Chengdu basin

字源 FORM — what the parts do

four (四)the four 路 circuits of 川峽四路
river; plain crossed by rivers (河川)chuānshort for 川峽, the region's old name
四川,四個的四,河川的川。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

宋代把峽分成路(),合稱路()——簡作
The Song split 川峽 into four circuits (四), together the 川峽四路 (川) — shortened to 四川.
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