济南 Traditional form: 濟南 Pinyin (reading): Jǐnán Definitions: Jinan, subprovincial city and capital of Shandong province in northeast China Characters: 济 - to aid, to help, to relieve; to ferry across 南 - south; southern; southward Traditional characters: 濟 - to aid, to help, to relieve; to ferry across 南 - south; southern; southward