jìng
boundary
Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 竟 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
jìng
boundary, frontier; area, region; border; place; condition; boundary; circumstances; territory
Most common words with 境
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
environment | ||
situation (of a person) | ||
plight | ||
frontier | ||
border |
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