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际

際
jì
noun #9,430

Meanings

  1. 1 border; edge; boundary
  2. 2 between; among; inter-
  3. 3 occasion; time

Examples

国际航班在几号航站楼？
Guójì hángbān zài jǐ hào hángzhànlóu?
Which terminal is the international flight at?
实际上没那么难。
Shíjìshang méi nàme nán.
Actually, it's not that hard.
一望无际的草原。
Yīwàngwújì de cǎoyuán.
Boundless grasslands stretching as far as the eye can see.

Tips

usage
际 is used in: 国际 (international), 实际 (actual/practical), 际遇 (fortune/opportunity), 交际 (socialize). The prefix 国际- (international) is very common: 国际机场, 国际学校.

Components

radical
阝 fù
mound (left-side form of 阜)
Left mound radical — the side-form of 阜, picturing a stepped earthen wall or hillside. Distinct from the right-side 阝 which represents 邑 city. Anchors 际 in the boundary family with 阵 ranks, 阶 step, 限 limit, 险 steep — all senses involving raised ground that marks where one space ends and another begins.
phonetic
示 shì
show; altar (phonetic, simplified)
Right 示 — the simplified form's phonetic, replacing the heavier 祭 (sacrifice) of traditional 際. Supplies the sound shì → jì via initial shift. 示 itself depicts an altar; here it carries no altar meaning, just a compact phonetic substitute. The traditional 際 kept older 'border between living and dead' imagery from 祭.

Stroke Order

际 jì