jiè = ji + e4
(bound form) boundary; border / (bound form) realm
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How to pronounce 界

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ e4 final

In the elevator’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

界 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
jiè = ji + e4
to introduce / to lie between / between / shell / armor
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tián = ti + an2
field / farm / CL:片[pian4]
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Characters with 界 as component

lěi = l + ei3
Japanese variant of 壘|垒
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Words with 界

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world / CL:個|个[ge4]
worldwide / entire world
the outside world / external

Sentences with 界

zhè
tiān
shàng
nǎi
shì
shén
xiān
jìng
jiè

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jiè

(bound form) boundary; border / (bound form) realm

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