TERRITORY    領域方

PLACE INSIDE DEFINED BOUNDARIES.
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general term for an area is fāng 方. 2. Dì 地 refers to a well-defined bounded piece of territory. 3. Qū 區 typically refers to what is regarded as a subdivision of some territory, according to some criterion. 4. Yǔ 宇 typically refers to what is construed as a comprehensive unbounded area. 5. Yù 域 refers to a bounded large area under someone's political control, or belonging to someone as a habitat. 6. Bāng 邦 (primarily "state") can be used to refer in a dignified way to large tracts of land in so far as these are under the political control from some centre or capital. and occasionally the word is expanded to bāng yù 邦域 "territory". 7. Fēng 封 is an archaic word used to refer in a dignified way to large tracts of land in so far as these are under the political control from some centre or captial, and the special emphasis is on the bounded nature of this territory. 8. Jī 畿 refers to the metropolitan area or a central territory under the direct control of a ruler. 9. Tián 田 can be used to refer to bounded pieces of land belonging to someone.
Modern Chinese Criteria
領土 疆土 疆域 領域 土地 幅員 國土 河山 山河 金甌 版圖 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • FIELD　SMALL TERRITORY to be TILLED by DEFINED PEASANTS (anc: 6/0, child: 2)
  • FOREST　TERRITORY CONTAINING MANY TREES AND SHRUBS EVERYWHERE. (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
  • ISLAND　TERRITORY SURROUNDED by WATER on ALL SIDES (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
  • REGION　LARGE TERRITORY of TERRITORIES. (anc: 6/0, child: 3)
  • STATE　TERRITORY GOVERNED by an INDEPENDENT RULER.[[STAAT]] (anc: 6/0, child: 8)
  • LANDSCAPE　FEATURES of TERRITORY. (anc: 6/0, child: 8)
  • SUBURB　DWELL:inhabited TERRITORY NEAR a CITY. (anc: 6/0, child: 0)
Part of
  • BOUNDARYLIMIT which DIVIDES something into the INSIDE and OUTSIDE.
See also
  • BOUNDARYLIMIT which DIVIDES something into the INSIDE and OUTSIDE.
  • NATIONSTATE THOUGHT of an ABSTRACT INSTITUTION.
Hypernym
  • PLACE　PART of SPACE that THINGS BE-IN:are-in. (anc: 4/0, child: 39)
  • PART　OBJECT which COMBINES with OTHER OBJECTS to BECOME ONE LARGER WHOLE OBJECT. (anc: 3/0, child: 8)
  • OBJECT　[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to. (anc: 2/0, child: 6)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 1.21

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 19.14

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

    LAND

    tellus denotes the earth as a whole, as the centre of the universe, as a goddess etc.

    terra refers to earth as a kind of substance and one of the elements in opposition to wood, fire etc..

    humus refers to earth as the lowest part of the visible world, in opposition to the sky.

  • A New Dictionary of Classical Greek Synonyms ( T.W.HARBSMEIER 2004) p. NO.149

  • Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung ( FRANKE 1989) p. 134B

    • Words (34 items)

    地  dì OC: lils MC: di 69 Attributions

    Dì 地 refers to a well-defined bounded piece of territory.

      Word relations
    • Subject: 削/CUT Xiāo 削 typically refers to cutting something off so as to reduce its size.
    • Subject: 廣/BROAD The standard general word is guǎng 廣 (ant. xiá 狹 "narrow") referring to anything of get spatial extension, also in various metaphorical senses.
    • Object: 開/AGRICULTURE
    • Contrast: 鄉/REGION
    • Contrast: 野/COUNTRYSIDE The current general word for the undelimited non-urban areas is yě 野 (ant. yì 邑 "urbanised settlement").
    • Assoc: 土/TERRITORY
    • Oppos: 都/CAPITAL CITY Dū 都 typically refers to a conurbation which serves as an administrative centre below the level of a capital, but the meaning of the word does often include the capital and it is occasionally used to refer specifically to the capital.

      Syntactic words
    • nterritory; land; piece of land; area; (possibly small) open space
    • n-N{SIZE}territory of the size NCH
    • n[post-N]my territory
    • npost-Nterritory of NCH
    • npost-N/Vterrain of the N/V kindCH
    土  tǔ OC: kh-laaʔ MC: thuo̝ 17 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 地/TERRITORY Dì 地 refers to a well-defined bounded piece of territory.

      Syntactic words
    • nterritory; the place where one is living
    • npost-NN's territoryDS
    方  fāng OC: paŋ MC: pi̯ɐŋ 9 Attributions

    The current general term for an area is fāng 方.

      Syntactic words
    • nregion; territorial area; local areas
    • n[adN]N=humOBI: local people
    • nccfigurativeregions 十方
    • ndefiniteLY 4.19: a definite place?
    • nfigurativedomainLZ
    土地  tǔ dì OC: kh-laaʔ lils MC: thuo̝ di 7 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NP{N1=N2}land for agricultural cultivation; territory; territories, lands [maybe move to TERRITORY]
    原  yuán OC: ŋɡon MC: ŋi̯ɐn 6 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • ndry plains; sometimes even: highlands (ant.隰); open fields (of battle)
    域  yù OC: ɢʷrɯɡ MC: ɦɨk 6 Attributions

    Yù 域 refers to a bounded large area under someone's political control, or belonging to someone as a habitat.

      Syntactic words
    • nparts of the world; bounded region; territory (of an animal), haunts (where animals tend to go)
    • nabmetaphysicalpart of the universe
    • vtoNconfine (somebody) to a territory within boundaries
    封  fēng OC: poŋ MC: pi̯oŋ 5 Attributions

    Fēng 封 is an archaic word used to refer in a dignified way to large tracts of land in so far as these are under the political control from some centre or captial, and the special emphasis is on the bounded nature of this territory.

      Syntactic words
    • nEastern Zhou: piece of bounded territory (usually that of a state, and typically one a person is invested with) 爾封　"your feoff"
    遂  suì OC: sɢluds MC: zi 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nadministrative region, district beyond the suburbs
    邦  bāng OC: prooŋ MC: pɣɔŋ 3 Attributions

    Bāng 邦 (primarily "state") can be used to refer in a dignified way to large tracts of land in so far as these are under the political control from some centre or capital. and occasionally the word is expanded to bāng yù 邦域 "territory".

      Syntactic words
    • nWestern Zhou: (typically large) piece of territory, place
    壤  rǎng OC: njaŋʔ MC: ȵi̯ɐŋ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nterritory
    屬  shǔ OC: djoɡ MC: dʑi̯ok 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • ndependency, dependent territory
    我  wǒ OC: ŋaalʔ MC: ŋɑ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • npro.postVtour territory; our state; my state
    地形  dì xíng OC: lils ɡeeŋ MC: di ɦeŋ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPphysical geographical conditions on the ground
    鄙  bǐ OC: prɯʔ MC: pi 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nadministrative area covering 500 families
    剎  chà OC: tshraad MC: ʈʂhɣat 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nbuddhistBUDDH: territory, land (also: country, universe; abbrev. for chàtǔ 剎土); SANSKRIT kśetra
    區  qū OC: kho MC: khi̯o 2 Attributions

    Qū 區 typically refers to what is regarded as a subdivision of some territory, according to some criterion.

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 處/PLACE The most general word referring to the location of something is chù 處 which may refer to the location in which a thing happens to be at some point in time, or to the place where something belongs, and the word refers to both abstract and concrete spatial location.

      Syntactic words
    • nHan dynasty: part of a territory, subterritory; area
    家  jiā OC: kraa MC: kɣɛ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nfeoff given to a dignitary by the ruler of a state 魯國堯：家：大夫的封邑。封邑是诸侯封赐所属卿、大夫作为世禄的田邑（包括土地上的劳动者在内），又称采(cǎidì地
    尋常  xún cháng MC: zim dzyang OC: ljum djaŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NP[adN]a territory of minimal sizeCH
    藩  fān 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nrealm, regionCH
    境界  jìng jiè OC: kraŋʔ kreeds MC: kɣaŋ kɣɛi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPBUDDH: area, territory (pre-Buddhist: "border")
    田邑  tián yì MC: den 'ip OC: ɡ-liiŋ qrɯb 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPpopulated territory with a city as its administrative centre, constituting a fief or at least the basis for tax revenue for members of gentryLZ
    邦域  bāng yù OC: prooŋ ɢʷrɯɡ MC: pɣɔŋ ɦɨk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NP{N1=N2}formal territory
    成  chéng OC: djeŋ MC: dʑiɛŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • nmeasure: ten square miles of land
    土壤  tǔ rǎng OC: kh-laaʔ njaŋʔ MC: thuo̝ ȵi̯ɐŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPterritories of all kinds
    田  tián OC: ɡ-liiŋ MC: den 1 Attribution

    Tián 田 can be used to refer to bounded pieces of land belonging to someone.

      Syntactic words
    • narable lands
    宮庭  gōng tíng MC: kjuwng deng OC: kuŋ deeŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPabfigurativeabstract space within certain limitsLZ
    宗族  zōng zú OC: tsuuŋ sɡooɡ MC: tsuo̝ŋ dzuk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPterritoryclan territories
    四竟  sì jìng MC: sijH kjaengH OC: plids kraŋs 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NP=四境 the complete territory between all the boundaries of the territoryCH
    田地  tián dì OC: ɡ-liiŋ lils MC: den di 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPland; piece of land; territory; area
    丘  qiū OC: khɯ MC: khɨu 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nMENG, ZHOULI: unit of four settlements 九夫為井，四井為邑，四邑為丘
    剎土  chà tǔ OC: tshraad kh-laaʔ MC: ʈʂhɣat thuo̝ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPbuddhistBUDDH: territory, land (also: country, universe; see also chà 剎); SANSKRIT kśetra
    宇  yǔ OC: ɢʷraʔ MC: ɦi̯o 0 Attributions

    Yǔ 宇 typically refers to what is construed as a comprehensive unbounded area.

      Syntactic words
    • nvast unbounded territories
    服  fú OC: bɯɡ MC: buk 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • nsubsidiary territory
    畿  jī OC: ɡɯl MC: gɨi 0 Attributions

    Jī 畿 refers to the metropolitan area or a central territory under the direct control of a ruler.

      Syntactic words
    • nSHI: the central metropolitan area directly controlled by the king; are of the imperial capital