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界

jiè

HSK 3 Character

What 界 means

1. bound formboundary; border
2. bound formrealm

Example sentences

• 讲世界语！
  Speak Esperanto!
• 体育无国界。
  Tǐyù wúguójiè.
  Sport knows no borders.
• 你好，世界！
  Hello, world!
• 世界真美好。
  The world is beautiful.
• 世界语万岁！
  Long live Esperanto!
• 爱让世界转动。
  ài ràng shìjiè zhuǎndòng.
  Love makes the world go round.

Words starting with 界

• 界限jiè xiànboundary
• 界面jiè miàncontact surface; (computing) interface
• 界定jiè dìngdefinition; to delimit
• 界线jiè xiànlimits; bounds; dividing line
• 界别jiè biéto divide up into different zones; (Hong Kong) sector of society; constituency
• 界标jiè biāolandmark
• 界内球jiè nèi qiúball within bounds (sports); in; fair ball (baseball)
• 界首市Jiè shǒu ShìJieshou, a county-level city in Fuyang City 阜阳市
• 界址jiè zhǐboundary (of a piece of land or territory)
• 界河jiè héborder river (between countries or regions)
• 界画jiè huàaccurate depiction of architectural forms with the aid of a ruler…
• 界尺jiè chǐungraduated ruler; straightedge
• 界碑jiè bēitablet marking the boundary between two regions, districts etc
• 界桩jiè zhuāngboundary marker; boundary post; boundary pillar
• 界首Jiè shǒusee 界首市
• 界乎jiè hūvariant of 介乎

Words containing 界

• 世界shì jièworld
• 境界jìng jièboundary; state; realm
• 外界wài jièthe outside world; external
• 边界biān jièboundary; border
• 世界观shì jiè guānworldview; world outlook; Weltanschauung
• 全世界quán shì jièworldwide; entire world
• 各界gè jièall walks of life; all social circles
• 世界杯Shì jiè bēiWorld Cup
• 世界大战shì jiè dà zhànworld war
• 业界yè jièindustry
• 学术界xué shù jièacademic circles; academia
• 视界shì jièfield of vision
• 新闻界xīn wén jièthe press; the media
• 租界zū jièforeign concession, an enclave occupied by a foreign power…
• 眼界yǎn jiè(lit. and fig.) field of vision; scope; horizon
• 自然界zì rán jiènature; the natural world
• 学界xué jièacademic world; academic circles; academia
• 国界guó jiènational boundary; border between countries
• 商界shāng jièbusiness world; business community
• 世界语Shì jiè yǔEsperanto
• 世界级shì jiè jíworld-class
• 教育界jiào yù jièacademic world; academic circles; academia
• 内心世界nèi xīn shì jiè(one's) inner world
• 交界jiāo jiècommon boundary; common border

Characters built on 介

These share the phonetic component 介 (jiè), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 阶jiērank or step; stairs
• 芥jièmustard
• 疥jièscabies
• 蚧jièsee 蛤蚧
• 骱xièjoint of bones

Characters that look like 界

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 厚hòuthick; deep or profound; kind
• 莽mǎng(bound form) dense growth of grass; (literary) vast; boundless; (bound form) boorish…
• 昇shēng(used as a surname and in given names)
• 畀bìto confer on; to give to
• 羿Yìsurname Yi; name of a legendary archer (also called 后羿
• 莘shēnlong; numerous

Sounds the same

Read jiè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 介to introduce; to lie between; between
• 借to borrow; (used in combination with 给; to make use of; to avail oneself of
• 届to arrive at (place or time); period; to become due
• 戒to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn
• 诫commandment; to prohibit
• 藉(literary) cushion; mat; (literary) to put some padding underneath
• 解to transport under guard
• 价(literary) messenger; servant
• 芥mustard
• 疥scabies
• 玠jade tablet indicating rank
• 唶sigh; groan; loud laughter