山西省 Traditional form: 山西省 Pinyin (reading): Shānxī Shěng Definitions: Shanxi Province, capital Taiyuan 太原市 ( Tàiyuán Shì) (abbr. to 晉/晋 ( Jìn)) Characters: 山 - mountain, hill, peak 西 - west, western, westward 省 - province; frugal; to save, to leave out Traditional characters: 山 - mountain, hill, peak 西 - west, western, westward 省 - province; frugal; to save, to leave out