畺 (jiāng) - Jiang — originally meaning 'boundary' or 'border' & now archaic and primarily used as a phonetic

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jiāng ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

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畺 · jiāng

Jiang — originally meaning 'boundary' or 'border';

now archaic and primarily used as a phonetic component in other characters.

Jiang — originally meaning 'boundary' or 'border'now archaic and primarily used as a phonetic

Usage highlights

Ancient boundaryBorder territoryFrontier regionTerritorial limitsBorder defense

Synonyms

  • 疆— border, boundary (modern form)
  • 界— boundary, limit
  • 边— edge, border

Antonyms

  • 中— center, middle
  • 心— heart, core

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The character 畺 is an ancient form meaning boundary (疆界).
  • It appears as a component in modern characters like 疆 (jiāng, border).
  • In classical texts, 畺 denoted territorial limits (疆域).

Collocations

  • Ancient boundary(古畺)
  • Border territory(疆土)
  • Frontier region(边疆)
  • Territorial limits(疆界)
  • Border defense(疆防)

Idioms

  • To expand territory and extend borders(开疆拓土)
  • To defend the nation's borders(保家卫国, 守疆卫土)

Cultural background

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  • Originally depicted fields divided by boundaries, representing territorial divisions.
  • Evolved into a phonetic component in characters related to borders and limits.
  • Now considered archaic and rarely used independently in modern Chinese.

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