Jiangsu

Jiang·su
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proper noun

A province of China, northeast of the mouth of the Yangtze River. Capital: Nanjing.

OriginMandarin 江蘇 /江苏 →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative obsolete Kiangsu · alternative obsolete Kiang-su · alternative obsolete Kiang Su · alternative obsolete Keangsoo · alternative obsolete Keang-soo · alternative obsolete Kiang-Sou · alternative Chiang-su · alternative Jiang Su

  1. A province of China, northeast of the mouth of the Yangtze River. Capital: Nanjing.

    Days before the Lunar New Year holiday began on Feb. 1, a video spread online from a village in Feng county, located in Jiangsu province on the coast.

    2022 February 19, Huizhong Wu, “Behind China’s Olympics, the saga of a chained woman unfolds”, in AP News, archived from the original on 19 Feb 2022
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    In 2019, a devastating explosion at a chemical plant in eastern Jiangsu province claimed the lives of 78 people, prompting comprehensive inspections of chemical facilities throughout the country.

    2023 October 21, “Explosion at aluminum factory in China claims six lives”, in EFE, archived from the original on 24 May 2026

Origin

  1. Mandarin江蘇 /江苏“Jiangning [i.e., Nanjing] and Suzhou”
  2. EnglishJiangsu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 江蘇 /江苏 (Jiāngsū, “Jiangning [i.e., Nanjing] and Suzhou”), from the province's two major cities.

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Translations

Arabic جْيَانْغْسُو
  • جْيَانْغْسُو (jyanḡsū)Chinese province
Chinese Cantonese 江蘇 /江苏
  • 江蘇 /江苏 (gong¹ sou¹)Chinese province
Chinese Mandarin 江蘇 /江苏
  • 江蘇 /江苏 (Jiāngsū)Chinese province
Czech Ťiang-su
  • Ťiang-suChinese province
Esperanto Ĝjangsuo
  • ĜjangsuoChinese province
French Jiangsu
  • JiangsuChinese province
German Jiangsu
  • JiangsuChinese province
Greek Τσιανγκσού
  • Τσιανγκσού (Tsiangksoú)Chinese province
Hindi जिआंगसू
  • जिआंगसू (jiāṅgsū)Chinese province
Hungarian Csiangszu
  • CsiangszuChinese province
Indonesian Jiangsu
  • JiangsuChinese province
Japanese 江蘇
  • 江蘇 (Kōso)Chinese province
Korean 장쑤, 강소
  • 장쑤 (Jangssu)Chinese province
  • 강소 (Gangso)Chinese province
Latin Chiamsia
  • ChiamsiaChinese province
Latvian Dzjansu
  • DzjansuChinese province
Lithuanian Dziangsu
  • DziangsuChinese province
Polish Jiangsu
  • JiangsuChinese province
Portuguese Jiangsu
  • JiangsuChinese province
Russian Цзянсу́
  • Цзянсу́ (Czjansú)Chinese province
Spanish Jiangsu
  • JiangsuChinese province
Thai เจียงซู
  • เจียงซูChinese province
Vietnamese Giang Tô
  • Giang TôChinese province

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Jiangsu

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Cite this entry
APA

Jiangsu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jiangsu

MLA

“Jiangsu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jiangsu. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jiangsu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jiangsu.

Source: Jiangsu on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.