吉林省 Traditional form: 吉林省 Pinyin (reading): Jílín Shěng Definitions: Jilin Province (Kirin) in northeast China, abbr. 吉, capital Changchun 長春/长春 ( Chángchūn) Characters: 吉 - lucky, propitious, good 林 - forest, grove; surname 省 - province; frugal; to save, to leave out Traditional characters: 吉 - lucky, propitious, good 林 - forest, grove; surname 省 - province; frugal; to save, to leave out