| 犁靬 | lí jiān | Han dynasty name for countries in far West; may refer to Silk Road states or Alexandria or the Roman empire | |
| 犂靬 | lí jiān | variant of 犁靬 |
| 1 | In the sixth century Liqian ceased to be used as a placename. | |
| 2 | Then there is the name of the town, Liqian, which may have been used at the time to refer to the Roman empire. |