境 jìng
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 土 — soil, earth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
境界
jìngjiè
realm; state; level of attainment
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 他晚年的书法不再追求技巧炫耀，而进入了朴素自然的境界。 Tā wǎnnián de shūfǎ bú zài zhuīqiú jìqiǎo xuànyào, ér jìnrù le pǔsù zìrán de jìngjiè. In his later years, his calligraphy no longer pursued technical display, but entered a state of plain naturalness.
- 他的琴声已经达到了很高的境界。 Tā de qínshēng yǐjīng dádào le hěn gāo de jìngjiè. His playing on the zither has reached a very high level.
- 人生的最高境界是平静和满足。 Rénshēng de zuì gāo jìngjiè shì píngjìng hé mǎnzú. The highest state of life is peace and contentment.
Related words
- 环境 huánjìng environment; surroundings
- 边境 biānjìng border area
- 出境 chūjìng to leave the country
- 入境 rùjìng to enter a country
- 处境 chǔjìng predicament; situation
- 过境 guòjìng to transit; to pass through a border
- 家境 jiājìng family financial situation; family background
- 境地 jìngdì situation; plight; circumstances
- 境内 jìngnèi within the borders; within the territory
- 境外 jìngwài outside the territory; overseas
- 境遇 jìngyù circumstances; situation; plight
- 困境 kùnjìng predicament; difficult situation