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)

Classification

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