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Characters, words, pinyin or English

界 jiè boundary

boundary; world; field

How to remember 界: 田 field + 介 between = boundary. Two neighbours stand in the potato field arguing over the fence between their plots, each certain where the real boundary runs.

  • 288. most frequent character
  • HSK 3
  • 9 strokes
  • Radical 田

Component breakdown

界 = 田 field + 介 between

  • 田 field
  • 介 between
    • 𠆢 tent
    • 丿 falling stroke
    • 丨 stick
The Gushi story

Two neighbours stand in the potato field arguing over the fence between their plots, each certain where the real boundary runs.

How it is used

  • Boundary, and by extension a 'world / field' - 世界 (shìjiè) the world, 边界 (biānjiè) border, 交界 (jiāojiè) where two areas meet.
  • Names a professional/social sphere - 教育界 (jiàoyùjiè) the education world, 学术界 (xuéshùjiè) academia, 外界 (wàijiè) the outside world.
  • 眼界 (yǎnjiè) = one's field of vision/outlook (开阔眼界 broaden horizons); 境界 (jìngjiè) = a level/realm one has reached.

Words with 界

Example sentences

  • 这是世界地图。 Zhè shì shìjiè dìtú.This is a map of the world.
  • 他们在研究世界地图。 Tāmen zài yánjiū shìjiè dìtú.They're studying the world map.
  • 世界真大呀！ Shìjiè zhēn dà ya!The world is really big!
  • 警察设了分界线。 Jǐngchá shèle fēnjièxiàn.The police put up a cordon.