STATE NAMES in MANDARIN CHINESE Symbols Meanings

Chinese symbols meanings and pronunciations for most words can be found in various Chinese-to-English dictionaries available online. Following a thorough search of these, here's a list of states, with corresponding Chinese symbols for most of them. However, it seems that not all states have a Chinese translation. In some cases, a translation may exist for a major city within a state (like Springfield or Providence), but not for the state itself (like Illinois or Rhode Island).

The characters shown in the upper right spell out the words "United States" in Mandarin Chinese, a language also known as standard spoken Chinese.

Scroll down for a fascinating look at written Chinese symbols of American states.

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