山西 Traditional form: 山西 Pinyin (reading): Shānxī Definitions: Shanxi Province (Shansi) in north China between Hebei and Shaanxi, abbr. 晉/晋 ( Jìn) capital Taiyuan 太原 ( Tàiyuán) Characters: 山 - mountain, hill, peak 西 - west, western, westward Traditional characters: 山 - mountain, hill, peak 西 - west, western, westward