界 jiè
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 田 — field, farm, arable land
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
界
jiè
realm; circle; boundary; suffix indicating a field
Character
Example phrases
- 在学术界，这一理论曾长期占据主导地位。 Zài xuéshù jiè, zhè yī lǐlùn céng chángqī zhànjù zhǔdǎo dìwèi. In academic circles, this theory long occupied a dominant position.
- 他在娱乐界很有名，大家都认识他。 Tā zài yúlèjiè hěn yǒumíng, dàjiā dōu rènshi tā. He is famous in the entertainment world and everyone knows him.
- 这块石头立在两个村子的交界处。 Zhè kuài shítou lì zài liǎng ge cūnzi de jiāojiè chù. This stone stands at the border between two villages.
Related words
- 世界 shìjiè world
- 世界杯 shìjièbēi World Cup
- 全世界 quánshìjiè the whole world
- 外界 wàijiè outside world
- 边界 biānjiè boundary; border
- 交界 jiāojiè to border; to meet at a boundary
- 界定 jièdìng to define; to delimit
- 界限 jièxiàn boundary; limit
- 界线 jièxiàn boundary line; dividing line
- 境界 jìngjiè realm; state; level of attainment
- 眼界 yǎnjiè horizon; outlook; breadth of vision
- 自然界 zìránjiè the natural world; nature