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疆 is an ideogrammatic compound that conveys the concept of territorial limits. Its left side combines 弓 (gōng), a bow, and 土 (tǔ), earth, while the right side features 畺 (jiāng), depicting fields divided by boundary lines and supplying the phonetic value. The combination of measuring land with a bow and marking fields with lines illustrates the ancient practice of surveying and establishing borders. The character's primary meaning has always been boundary or frontier. This core sense naturally extended to denote a geographic territory, a nation's domain, or a province defined by those limits.
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新疆是个美丽的地方。
战士们守卫着祖国的边疆。
中国的疆域十分辽阔。
两国之间的疆界已经划定。
古代帝国的疆土常常变化。
这片广阔的疆域蕴藏着丰富的资源。
为了保卫国家的疆土，无数英雄献出了生命。
通过和平谈判，两国最终解决了疆界争议。