WHOLE CHARACTER
疆
boundary; border; territory
Boundary, border, and territory senses stay grouped.
弓/土 support the boundary idea; the right side is structural/sound. The qiáng dictionary reading is secondary.
Rare & Complexleft / right
疆
boundary; border; territory
Boundary, border, and territory senses stay grouped.
GF0025–2021 character list · 高等One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.
WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
left / right
Pieces are shown with their documented or clearly limited role; the whole glyph remains the standard form.
MEANING/STRUCTURAL
弓
Notice this part of the shape; it is not taught as a separate word in this lesson.
In 疆: meaning/structural ZDIC historical note describes bow in measuring land.
MEANING
土
earth; soil
Repeated in 垚.
In 疆: meaning Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
SOUND/STRUCTURAL BOUNDARY
畺
Notice this part of the shape; it is not taught as a separate word in this lesson.
In 疆: sound/structural boundary Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
Tone 1
- boundary; border
- territory
- limit
- 新疆Xinjiang
- 边疆frontier
Tone 2classical/dictionary
- strong; same as 彊/强
No common modern word is offered for this reading; the dictionary sense remains in Sources.
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