界
The story of 界
border, boundary
界 is composed of 田(field) and 介, 介 depicts a man standing between two walls, which has the meaning of ‘between’, border or boundary lies between two fields. 界 is the variant form of 畍, both shares the same meaning and pronunciation.
Vocabulary of 界
- 世界 (the world)
- 界限 (boundaries
- limits)
- 國界 (national boundaries)