Chou Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Earth (tǔ) 境 Kangxi Stroke Count: 14 Page 237, Entry 17 Pronounced jing (falling tone) Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen) states: Boundary. Another definition states: End. It is the place where land and territory come to an end. Discourses of the States (Lüyu): The words of an outsider shall not overstep the boundary. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji): The feudal lords border the territory. The commentary states: This refers to lands that are adjacent to one another. Book of Han (Qianhan): Opening up land and expanding boundaries. Commonly written in the variant form jing (falling tone).