西域

Traditional form:

西域

Pinyin (reading):

Xīyù

Definitions:

• Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass 玉門關／玉门关 ( Yùmén Guān))

Characters:

• 西 - west, western, westward
• 域 - area, district, field, land, region; boundary; domain (in taxonomy)

Traditional characters:

• 西 - west, western, westward
• 域 - area, district, field, land, region; boundary; domain (in taxonomy)