龟兹

Traditional form:

龜茲

Pinyin (reading):

Qiūcí

Definitions:

• ancient Central Asian city state, flourished in first millennium AD, in modern Aksu 阿克蘇地區／阿克苏地区, Xinjiang

Characters:

• 龟 - turtle, tortoise; cuckold
• 兹 - now, here; this; time, year

Traditional characters:

• 龜 - turtle, tortoise; cuckold
• 茲 - now, here; this; time, year