Wikipedia has an article on: <span class="searchmatch">瀚海</span> In reference to the Gobi, variant of earlier 翰海, glossed under the Tang as intending "Northern Sea" but later mistranslated...
The Aral Sea 其國居烏孫之故地，東至突厥國，西至雷翥海，南至疏勒，北至<span class="searchmatch">瀚海</span>，在京師西北七千里。 [Classical Chinese, trad.] 其国居乌孙之故地，东至突厥国，西至雷翥海，南至疏勒，北至<span class="searchmatch">瀚海</span>，在京师西北七千里。 [Classical Chinese, simp.] From:...
(please add an English translation of this quotation) 北踰<span class="searchmatch">瀚海</span>，西絶羌荒，青海、厄魯特、西藏、準噶爾之地咸入版圖。 [MSC, trad.] 北逾<span class="searchmatch">瀚海</span>，西绝羌荒，青海、厄鲁特、西藏、准噶尔之地咸入版图。 [MSC, simp.] From: 1764, 欽定大清會典...
(Zhengzhang): /*ɡaːns/ 瀚 vast; wide; extensive 廣大／广大 (guǎngdà) 浩瀚 (hàohàn) <span class="searchmatch">瀚海</span> (Hànhǎi) 瀚漠 瀚瀚 “瀚”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)[1]...
(cānghǎisāngtián) 漲海 / 涨海 濱海 / 滨海 (bīnhǎi) 瀏海 / 浏海 (liúhǎi) 瀛海 (yínghǎi) <span class="searchmatch">瀚海</span> (Hànhǎi) 火海 (huǒhǎi) 烏梁海 (Wūliánghǎi) 煙海 / 烟海 (yānhǎi) 熱海 / 热海 (Rèhǎi) 玄海...
(cānghǎisāngtián) 滄海 / 沧海 (cānghǎi) 漲海 / 涨海 濱海 / 滨海 (bīnhǎi) 瀏海 / 浏海 (liúhǎi) <span class="searchmatch">瀚海</span> (Hànhǎi) 瀛海 (yínghǎi) 火海 (huǒhǎi) 烏梁海 / 乌梁海 (Wūliánghǎi) 煙海 / 烟海 (yānhǎi)...