界
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(bound form) boundary; border; (bound form) realm
- HSK 3.0
- Level 3
- Old HSK
- Level 3
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 田 +4
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 界
- Common rank
- #359
- Unicode
- U+754C
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Formation & memory
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Words with 界
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人机界面 | user interface | |
| 无国界 | without borders (used for organizations such as Médecins sans Frontières) | |
| 大开眼界 | (idiom) to broaden one's horizons greatly | |
| 本地管理界面 | LMI; local management interface (telecommunications) | |
| 世界自然基金会 | World Wildlife Fund WWF | |
| 生物界 | (biology) the biological world; the realm of living organisms | |
| 动物界 | animal kingdom | |
| 花花世界 | the teeming world; the world of sensual pleasures | |
| 国界线 | national border | |
| 世界野生生物基金会 | World Wildlife Fund (WWF) | |
| 平行世界 | parallel universe | |
| 世界运动会 | World Games | |
| 分界线 | dividing line | |
| 开眼界 | to broaden one's horizons | |
| 科学界 | world of science; scientific circles | |
| 二人世界 | world with only two people (usually refers to a romantic couple); romantic couple's world | |
| 无国界料理 | fusion cuisine (Tw) | |
| 无国界记者 | Reporters Without Borders (pressure group) | |
| 世界卫生大会 | World Health Assembly | |
| 日界线 | International Date Line |
Sound family
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