| 1 | 省 | 省 | shěng | sheng3 | to save; to economize; to do without; to omit; to leave out; province; (archaic) central government department | | |
| 2 | 全省 | 全省 | quán shěng | quan2 sheng3 | the whole province | | |
| 3 | 省委 | 省委 | shěng wěi | sheng3 wei3 | provincial Party committee | | |
| 4 | 节省 | 節省 | jié shěng | jie2 sheng3 | saving; to save; to use sparingly; to cut down on | | |
| 5 | 省长 | 省長 | shěng zhǎng | sheng3 zhang3 | governor of a province | | |
| 6 | 广东省 | 廣東省 | guǎng dōng shěng | Guang3 dong1 sheng3 | Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粤 , capital Guangzhou 广州 | | |
| 7 | 省城 | 省城 | shěng chéng | sheng3 cheng2 | provincial capital | | |
| 8 | 省略 | 省略 | shěng lüè | sheng3 lu:e4 | to leave out; an omission | | |
| 9 | 省级 | 省級 | shěng jí | sheng3 ji2 | (administrative) province-level | | |
| 10 | 湖南省 | 湖南省 | hú nán shěng | Hu2 nan2 Sheng3 | Hunan Province in south central China, abbr. 湘 | | |
| 11 | 河北省 | 河北省 | hé běi shěng | He2 bei3 Sheng3 | Hebei Province (Hopeh) in north China surrounding Beijing, short name 冀 | | |
| 12 | 海南省 | 海南省 | hǎi nán shěng | Hai3 nan2 Sheng3 | Hainan Province, in South China Sea, abbr. 琼 , capital Haikou 海口 | | |
| 13 | 安徽省 | 安徽省 | ān huī shěng | An1 hui1 Sheng3 | Anhui Province (Anhwei) in south central China, abbr. 皖 | | |
| 14 | 湖北省 | 湖北省 | hú běi shěng | Hu2 bei3 Sheng3 | Hubei Province (Hupeh) in central China, abbr. 鄂 | | |
| 15 | 厚生省 | 厚生省 | hòu shēng shěng | Hou4 sheng1 sheng3 | Ministry of Health and Welfare (Japan) (replaced in 2001 by 厚生劳动省 ) | | |
| 16 | 巴格兰省 | 巴格蘭省 | bā gé lán shěng | Ba1 ge2 lan2 sheng3 | Baghlan province of north Afghanistan | | |
| 17 | 中央省 | 中央省 | zhōng yāng shěng | Zhong1 yang1 sheng3 | central province; Töv Aimag (province) of Mongolia | | |
| 18 | 赫拉特省 | 赫拉特省 | hè lā tè shěng | He4 la1 te4 sheng3 | Herat province of Afghanistan | | |
| 19 | 河南省 | 河南省 | hé nán shěng | He2 nan2 sheng3 | Henan province (Honan) in central China, abbr. 豫 | | |
| 20 | 俾路支省 | 俾路支省 | bǐ lù zhī shěng | Bi3 lu4 zhi1 sheng3 | Balochistan (Pakistan) | | |
| 21 | 不列颠哥伦比亚省 | 不列顛哥倫比亞省 | bù liè diān gē lún bǐ yà shěng | Bu4 lie4 dian1 Ge1 lun2 bi3 ya4 sheng3 | British Columbia, Pacific province of Canada | | |
| 22 | 各省 | 各省 | gè shěng | ge4 sheng3 | Each province | | |
| 23 | 甘肃省 | 甘肅省 | gān sù shěng | Gan1 su4 Sheng3 | Gansu Province, abbr. 甘 | | |
| 24 | 副省级城市 | 副省級城市 | fù shěng jí chéng shì | fu4 sheng3 ji2 cheng2 shi4 | subprovincial city (having independent economic status within a province) | | |
| 25 | 福建省 | 福建省 | fú jiàn shěng | Fu2 jian4 sheng3 | Fujian province (Fukien) in east China, abbr. 闽 , capital Fuzhou 福州 ; Fujian province (Fukien) in Taiwan | | |