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莎車

简莎车 · 繁莎車

Mandarin · pinyin Shā chē

see 莎車縣 Shā chē Xiàn

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莎: shā · kind of sedge grass, used anciently for raincoats
車: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in a cart; Kangxi radical 159
车: chē · cart, vehicle; carry in cart

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1–1 · Sha1 che1

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saa1 ce1

Cantonese word readings for 莎車. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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name

(historical) Shache (ancient kingdom in Xinjiang in the time of the Han dynasty)
(～縣) Yarkant (a county of Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China)
(～鎮) Yarkant (a town in Yarkant, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China)

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