埛 (jiōng) - Jiong — archaic term meaning wilderness, remote countryside & variant form of 垧 (shang3), a unit of

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jiōng ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

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埛 · jiōng

Jiong — archaic term meaning wilderness, remote countryside;

variant form of 垧 (shang3), a unit of land area.

Jiong — archaic term meaning wilderness, remote countrysidevariant form of 垧 (shang3), a unit of

Usage highlights

ancient wildernessborder wildernessdistant countrysideone jiong of landwilderness arearural outskirts

Synonyms

  • 野— wilderness, field
  • 荒— wasteland, desolate
  • 垧— unit of land area

Antonyms

  • 城— city, urban area
  • 市— market, city

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient text described a remote wilderness (古埛).
  • This field measures about one jiong (一埛地).
  • He traveled through the borderlands (边埛).
  • The village was located in a distant rural area (远埛).

Collocations

  • ancient wilderness(古埛)
  • border wilderness(边埛)
  • distant countryside(远埛)
  • one jiong of land(一埛地)
  • wilderness area(野埛)
  • rural outskirts(郊埛)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in classical Chinese texts as a term for remote, uncultivated land areas.
  • Also used as a variant character for 垧, a traditional unit of land measurement in northern China.
  • Considered an archaic character rarely used in modern Chinese except in specialized contexts.

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