莎車

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (莎車) 莎 車
simp. (莎车) 莎 车

Etymology

First attested in Yi Zhou Shu; also attested in the Book of Han.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

莎車

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

Descendants

  • → English: Shache, So-ch'e
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