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首 shou = chief

页 ye = page

首页 = home page

广 guang = wide, numerous

场 chang = courtyard, open space

广场 guang-chang = public square, open forum

东 dong = east

广东 Guangdong = Guangdong province, China.   "The Wide East"

莞 guan = district

东莞 Dongguan, the "East District"


州  zhou = prefecture or city

广州  Guangzhou, the Eastern City

北 bei = north

京 jing = capital.  This is also the abbreviation for Beijing.

北京 Beijing, the "north capital"

西 xi = west

安 an = peaceful, calm, quiet

西安  Xi'an = the capital of Shaanxi province.  "The peaceful west"

南 nan = south

南京 Nanjing, the "south capital"

南美 nan-mei = South America

昌 chang = prosperous

南 昌 Nanchang, the "prosperous south"

上 shang = above, on top of

海 hai = sea, ocean

上海 Shanghai, Upon-the-Sea

沪 hu.  This is the official abbreviation for Shanghai.