疆

border, boundary

疆 is composed of 彊 (strong) and 土 (earth). 彊 conveys the idea of guarding the frontier with strong military power and originally means boundary. Later, because 彊 developed other meanings, 土 was added to form 疆 in order to express the original sense.

Vocabulary of 疆

  • 疆域 (territory)
  • 開疆 (pioneer a frontier area)
  • 邊疆 (border area)

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