四川省 Traditional form: 四川省 Pinyin (reading): Sìchuān Shěng Definitions: Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 ( Chuān) or 蜀 ( Shǔ), capital Chengdu 成都 ( Chéngdū) Characters: 四 - four 川 - stream, river 省 - province; frugal; to save, to leave out Traditional characters: 四 - four 川 - stream, river 省 - province; frugal; to save, to leave out