边关

Traditional form:

邊關

Pinyin (reading):

biānguān

Definitions:

• border station
• strategic defensive position on frontier

Characters:

• 边 - border, edge, margin, side
• 关 - frontier pass; to close, to shut; relation

Traditional characters:

• 邊 - border, edge, margin, side
• 關 - frontier pass; to close, to shut; relation