莎車

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (莎車)
simp. (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. () Yarkant (a county of Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang, China)
  3. () Yarkant (a town in Yarkant, Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang, China)

Descendants

  • English: Shache, So-ch'e
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