边疆
Old HSK 6
边疆 (biānjiāng) · frontier
边疆 (biānjiāng) means “frontier; border region”. It is written with 2 characters: 边 (side) + 疆 (boundary). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 边疆 is built
The characters
边 biān · side
What 边 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 臱 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
疆 jiāng · boundary
What 疆 is made of
- 弓gōng — bow
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 畺jiāng — boundary
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 土tǔ — earth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 土tǔ — earth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
他在边疆工作了十年。Tā zài biānjiāng gōngzuò le shí nián.He worked in the border regions for ten years.
边疆的风景很美。Biānjiāng de fēngjǐng hěn měi.The scenery in the frontier region is beautiful.
Questions about 边疆
What does 边疆 mean?
边疆 (biānjiāng) means “frontier; border region”.
How do you pronounce 边疆?
边疆 is pronounced biānjiāng.
Which HSK level is 边疆?
边疆 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 北边běibiānnorth side
- 东边dōngbianeast side
- 后边hòubianbehind
- 里边lǐbianinside
- 那边nàbianover there
- 南边nánbiansouth side
- 旁边pángbiānbeside
- 前边qiánbianin front
- 上边shàngbianabove
- 外边wàibianoutside
Learn 边疆 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 11: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.