境
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jìng · boundary, frontier

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Shape and proportion

14Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

土Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 境

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jìngWords pronounced jìng
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Example sentences

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Tā hěn kuài jiù shì yìng le xīn de huán jìng.他很快就适应了新的环境。

He soon got used to the new surroundings.

Source: Tatoeba #1891377 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qǐng nǐ bǎ hù zhào chū shì gěi wǒ kàn kàn, hái yǒu rù jìng biǎo gé tián hǎo le ma?请你把护照出示给我看看,还有入境表格填好了吗?

Please let me see your passport, also did you complete the immigration form?

Source: Tatoeba #421170 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ wán quán lǐ jiě nǐ dé chǔjìng.我完全理解你得处境。

I can understand your position perfectly.

Source: Tatoeba #429456 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shì qíng shì zěn mó dào zhè gè jìng dì de?事情是怎麼到這個境地的?

How did things get this far?

Source: Tatoeba #12403454 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de wǔ gōng yǐ jīng dá dào le chū shén rù huà de jìng jiè.他的武功已经达到了出神入化的境界。

His martial arts prowess has already reached a level of sublime perfection.

Source: Tatoeba #485715 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men de shēng huó huán jìng hěn hǎo.他们的生活环境很好。

They live in a good environment.

Source: Tatoeba #426018 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 境 in context

  1. Say jìng, then recall the core meaning: boundary, frontier.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 环境 (huán jìng), meaning “environment”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 境 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.