境

jìng

border

place; condition; boundary; circumstances; territory

earth (土) + sound (竟) = the boundary of the land

The earth radical anchors 境 to physical land and its edges. 竟 primarily gives the sound jìng; together they evoke the ground beneath your feet and where it ends.

土+竟→境
土EarthSemantic
竟To finishPhonetic

他生活在贫困的处境中。

tā shēng huó zài pín kùn de chǔ jìng zhōng。

he lives in circumstances of poverty.

这个国家的边境管理非常严格。

zhè ge guó jiā de biān jìng guǎn lǐ fēi cháng yán gé。

the border management of this country is very strict.

Words with 境

身临其境

shēn lín qí jìng

(idiom) to experience it for oneself

生态环境

shēng tài huán jìng

ecosystem

窘境

jiǒng jìng

awkward situation

情境

qíng jìng

situation; context; setting; environment

环境卫生

huán jìng wèi shēng

environmental sanitation

环境温度

huán jìng wēn dù

environmental temperature

逆境

nì jìng

adversity

边境地区

biān jìng dì qū

border area

进出境

jìn chū jìng

entering and leaving a country

运算环境

yùn suàn huán jìng

operating environment

过境

guò jìng

to pass through a country's territory

过境签证

guò jìng qiān zhèng

transit visa

More characters with 土

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