际

jì

border

edge; boundary; interval; between; inter-; to meet; time; occasion; to meet with (circumstances)

mound/border (阝) + phonetic (示) = the edge where things meet

The mound radical (阝) represents a hill or earthen boundary, grounding 际 in physical edges between territories. 示 is phonetic, contributing the sound rather than meaning.

阝+示→际
示To showPhonetic
阝A moundSemantic

他们在国际会议上认识了。

tā men zài guó jì huì yì shàng rèn shi le 。

they met at an international conference.

在这关键之际,大家都要冷静。

zài zhè guān jiàn zhī jì ,dà jiā dōu yào lěng jìng 。

at this critical juncture, everyone needs to stay calm.

Words with 际

中国国际贸易促进委员会

zhōng guó guó jì mào yì cù jìn wěi yuán huì

China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)

星际争霸

xīng jì zhēng bà

StarCraft (video game series)

国际关系学院

guó jì guān xì xué yuàn

University of International Relations, Beijing, established in 1949

国际日期变更线

guó jì rì qī biàn gēng xiàn

international date line

际遇

jì yù

circumstance(s) encountered in one's life (favorable or otherwise)

国际田联

guó jì tián lián

abbr. for 國際田徑聯合會|国际田径联合会[Guo2 ji4 Tian2 jing4 Lian2 he2 hui4]

国际法

guó jì fǎ

international law

边际

biān jì

limit

边际报酬

biān jì bào chóu

marginal returns

边际成本

biān jì chéng běn

marginal cost

际会

jì huì

opportunity

首都国际机场

shǒu dū guó jì jī chǎng

Beijing Capital International Airport

More characters with 阝

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