埸 (yì) - border, boundary & edge of a field

埸Tone 4

yì ｜ 11 strokes ｜ radical:

一懿

埸 · yì

border, boundary;

edge of a field;

frontier region

border, boundaryedge of a fieldfrontier region

Usage highlights

border regionfield boundaryland borderfrontier areaborder defenseboundary marker

Synonyms

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The two countries share a long border (边埸).
  • Farmers work in the fields (田埸).
  • This marks the boundary of the property (地埸).
  • They guarded the frontier region (边埸地区).

Collocations

  • border region(边埸)
  • field boundary(田埸)
  • land border(地埸)
  • frontier area(边埸地区)
  • border defense(边埸防御)
  • boundary marker(埸界)

Idioms

  • To guard the frontiers and resist invasion(守埸御侮)
  • Beyond the borders(出疆越埸)
  • Border conflicts(边埸之争)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally referred to the boundary between fields in ancient agricultural society.
  • Extended meaning to national borders and frontiers, especially in classical texts.
  • Less commonly used in modern Chinese compared to more common terms like 边界 or 边境.

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