甘肃

Traditional form:

甘肅

Pinyin (reading):

Gānsù

Definitions:

• Gansu province, abbr. 甘 ( Gān), short name 隴／陇 ( Lǒng), capital Lanzhou 蘭州／兰州 ( Lánzhōu)

Characters:

• 甘 - sweet, tasty; willing
• 肃 - to pay respects; solemn, reverent

Traditional characters:

• 甘 - sweet, tasty; willing
• 肅 - to pay respects; solemn, reverent