疆 — Chinese character
疆
jiāng
boundary, border, frontier
- Pinyin
- jiāng
- Radical
- 102 ⽥ (Field)
- Strokes
- 19
- Components
- 弓 土 畺
- Formation
- ideographic — A bow 弓 and arrow 土 used to defend a border 畺; 畺 also provides the pronunciation
- Japanese
- 疆 as a kanji
Common words with 疆
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 边疆 (邊疆) | biān jiāng | border area; borderland |
| 疆域 | jiāng yù | territory |
| 南疆 | nán jiāng | southern border (of a country) |
| 疆土 | jiāng tǔ | territory |
| 疆界 | jiāng jiè | border; boundary |
| 边疆区 (邊疆區) | biān jiāng qū | krai (Russian administrative territory) |
| 北疆 | běi jiāng | northern frontier |
| 海疆 | hǎi jiāng | coastal border region |
| 封疆 | fēng jiāng | border region; regional general acting as governor (in Ming and Qing times) |
| 疆场 (疆場) | jiāng chǎng | battlefield |
| 万寿无疆 (萬壽無疆) | wàn shòu wú jiāng | may you enjoy boundless longevity (idiom); long may you live |
| 开疆拓土 (開疆拓土) | kāi jiāng tuò tǔ | (idiom) to expand one's territory; to conquer new lands; (fig.) to expand one's business into new markets |
疆 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 8 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
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