新疆

The first instance of a Qing emperor referring to the region now known as Xinjiang as 新疆 is found in the foreword of 欽定新疆識略 written by the Daoguang Emperor in 1820. Prior to that, the region now known as Xinjiang was referred to as 西域 (Xīyù, literally “Western Regions”), a name used since the Han dynasty, or 西域新疆 (literally “new territory of the West Regions”), used since 1760. The word 新疆 then did not specifically refer to that region (Li, 1981).

新疆

1. (～維吾爾自治區, formerly ～省) Xinjiang (a Uygur autonomous region and former province in far western China; capital: Ürümqi)

   • 是故重新疆者所以保蒙古，保蒙古者所以衛京師。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     是故重新疆者所以保蒙古，保蒙古者所以卫京师。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1877, Zuo Zongtang, 遵旨統籌全局摺

     Shìgù zhòng Xīnjiāng zhě suǒyǐ bǎo Ménggǔ, bǎo Ménggǔ zhě suǒyǐ wèi Jīngshī. [Pinyin]

     Thus, attaching importance to Xinjiang is the way to safeguard Mongolia, and safeguarding Mongolia is the way to defend the capital.

Others:

• → English: Xinjiang, Sinkiang, Hsin-chiang
• → Kazakh: Шынжаң (Şynjañ), شىنجاڭ‎
• → Mongolian: ᠰᠢᠨᠵᠢᠶᠠᠩ (sinǰiyaŋ), Шиньжян (Šinʹžjan)
• → Russian: Синьцзя́н (Sinʹczján)
• → Sichuan Yi: ꑟꏦ (xi jie)
• → Tatar: Шеңҗан (Şeñcan)
• → Uyghur: شىنجاڭ‎ (shinjang), Шинҗаң (Shinjang)
• → Written Oirat: ᠱᡅᠨᡓᡅᡕᠠᡊ (šinǰiyang)
• → Zhuang: Sinhgyangh
• → Yakut: Синдьээҥ (Sinjeeñ)

新疆

1. (historical) new territory

• 回疆 (Huíjiāng)
• 新界 (Xīnjiè, “New Territories”)
• 屬國／属国 (shǔguó, “vassal state”)
• 東突厥斯坦／东突厥斯坦 (Dōng Tūjuésītǎn, “East Turkestan”), 東土耳其斯坦／东土耳其斯坦 (Dōng Tǔ'ěrqísītǎn, “East Turkestan”)

新(しん)疆(きょう) • (Shinkyō) 

1. Xinjiang

新疆 • (Sin'gang) (hangeul 신강)

1. Hanja form^? of 신강 (“Xinjiang”).

新疆

1. chữ Hán form of Tân Cương (“Xinjiang”).