疆土 (jiāng tǔ) — territory (of a country), domain, land

Definition

疆土 means a country's territory or land, with a formal, written tone. It emphasizes land under sovereignty, broader and more literary than 领土, and is often used in historical or patriotic contexts.

noun
territory (of a country)domainland

Examples

  • 疆土。
    Wǒ guó de jiāng tǔ zì gǔ yǐ lái jiù shì shén shèng bù kě qīn fàn de.
    Our country's territory has been sacred and inviolable since ancient times.
  • 疆土。
    Lì shǐ xué jiā yán jiū gǔ dài wáng cháo de jiāng tǔ biàn qiān.
    Historians study the territorial changes of ancient dynasties.
  • 疆土。
    Tā de sī xiǎng jiāng tǔ fēi cháng guǎng kuò.
    His intellectual horizon is very vast.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

疆jiāngterritory
土tǔland

疆 and 土 both refer to land or territory.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
彊
彊qiáng疆jiāng
Same sound today

疆 pairs 土 (earth) with 彊, which gives the sound. The earth part points to land, as in a border.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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