Save Type Political Subdivision & Region Usage Chinese Scripts 新疆(Chinese) Pronounced Pron. SHEEN-CHYAHNG [key·IPA] Meaning & History Means "new frontier" from Chinese 新 (xīn) meaning "new" and 疆 (jiāng) meaning "boundary, border, frontier". This is the name of an autonomous region in western China as well as a historical region in Central Asia.