外 wài
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 夕 — evening, night, dusk
- Made of
- 夕 evening, night, dusk 卜 divination, fortune-telling
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
外界
wàijiè
outside world
Characters in this word
界 jiè
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 田 — field, farm, arable land
- Made of
- 田 field, farm, arable land 介 agent, go-between, intermediary
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 外界很安静。 Wàijiè hěn ānjìng. The outside world is very quiet.
- 他少谈外界。 Tā shǎo tán wàijiè. He seldom talks about the outside world.
- 外界变化快。 Wàijiè biànhuà kuài. The outside world changes quickly.
Related words
- 国外 guówài abroad, overseas
- 外 wài outside, outer
- 外边 wàibian outside
- 外国 wàiguó foreign country
- 外语 wàiyǔ foreign language
- 外地 wàidì another place; out of town
- 外卖 wàimài takeout delivery
- 以外 yǐwài outside; except for
- 另外 lìngwài other; in addition
- 外交 wàijiāo diplomacy
- 外面 wàimiàn outside
- 外文 wàiwén foreign language; foreign writing