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西域

Mandarin · pinyin Xī yù

Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass 玉門關 Yù mén Guān)

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西: xī · west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
域: yù · district, region, boundary; land

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1–4 · Xi1 yu4

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(historical) Western Regions (historical region west of the Jade Gate along the Silk Road)

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