Chinese symbol for “boundary”
界
jiè
(bound form) boundary; border; (bound form) realm
The closest CC-CEDICT match for boundary is 界 (jiè), defined as: (bound form) boundary; border; (bound form) realm.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “boundary”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 边界 (邊界) | biān jiè | boundary; border |
| 境界 | jìng jiè | boundary; state |
| 界限 | jiè xiàn | boundary |
| 端倪 | duān ní | boundary; clue |
| 垓 | gāi | boundary |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 界.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 世界 | shì jiè | world |
| 全世界 | quán shì jiè | worldwide; entire world |
| 边界 (邊界) | biān jiè | boundary; border |
| 外界 | wài jiè | the outside world; external |
| 各界 | gè jiè | all walks of life; all social circles |
| 境界 | jìng jiè | boundary; state |
See also: Japanese symbol for “boundary”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.