国际 (guó jì) — (adjective) international; (noun) international…

Definition

adjective

international

noun

international affairsthe international community

国际。
Tā yán jiū guó jì guān xì.
He studies international relations.
国际。
Zhè jiā gōng sī kāi tuò guó jì shì chǎng.
This company is expanding into international markets.
国际。
Xià ge yuè yǒu yí gè guó jì huì yì.
There is an international conference next month.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

际jìboundary

The characters for country and boundary combine to mean the space between countries.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 國; 国 is its simplified writing.

囗或國

Meaning part形符xíngfú

囗囗wéiclosure

Sound part声符shēngfú

或

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 國 uses 囗 to show closure and 或 to give the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 際; 际 is its simplified writing.

阝祭際

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阝Written in full as阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

祭

祭jì際⁰jì

Same sound today

The traditional form 際 pairs 阝 with 祭: 阝 gives the meaning and 祭 gives the sound. The simplified 际 is a later shorthand.

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