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
界定
jièdìng
to define; to delimit
Characters in this word
定 dìng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 疋 roll, bolt of cloth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 在公共政策中，首先要界定政府、市场和社区各自的责任。 Zài gōnggòng zhèngcè zhōng, shǒuxiān yào jièdìng zhèngfǔ, shìchǎng hé shèqū gèzì de zérèn. In public policy, one must first define the respective responsibilities of government, the market and the community.
- 合同里要清楚界定双方各自负责哪些工作。 Hétong lǐ yào qīngchu jièdìng shuāngfāng gèzì fùzé nǎxiē gōngzuò. The contract must clearly define which tasks each side is responsible for.
- 很难界定一个人到底算不算成功。 Hěn nán jièdìng yí ge rén dàodǐ suàn bu suàn chénggōng. It is hard to define whether a person really counts as successful.
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 jiè realm; circle; boundary; suffix indicating a field
- 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