CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- jie4
- English meanings
- boundary, scope, extent, circles, group, kingdom (taxonomy)
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 田; bottom 介.
Meaning & sound clues
田 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “farm”.
介 is identified as the sound component (jiè). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 界.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
introduce; mediate; mind
lend
calamity
elder sister
measure word (events)
drop
measure word (approximations)
quick; victory
to receive
to take the lid off
outstanding; hero
clean
all
grain stalks; straw
exhaust; use up
festival; joint; to save
tie
measure word (events)
fair
undo
warn; admonish; commandment
steps; rank
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 世界
- 世界杯
- 世界级
- 交界
- 全世界
- 境界
- 外界
- 工商界
- 界定
- 界线
- 界限
- 眼界
- 自然界
- 边界