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西域
Xīyù
1. Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass [[玉門關|玉门关<YùménGuān>]])
Uncommon • Top 46% Noun

Character Breakdown

西
xī
west, western, westward
HSK 1 6 丶
域
yù
area, district, field, land, region; boundary; domain (in taxonomy)
HSK 5 11 丶

Compound Words (2)

西域记
Xīyùjì
Report of the regions west of Great Tang
大唐西域记
DàTángXīyùJì
Great Tang Records on the Western Regions, travel record of Xuan Zang [[玄奘<Xuánzàng>]], compiled by [[辯機|辩机<Biànjī>]] in 646

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
38,886 of 84,292