学界 (xué jiè) — academic circles, the academic community

Definition

noun

academic circlesthe academic community

学界。
Tā zài xué jiè hěn yǒu míng.
He is well-known in academic circles.
，学界。
Jìn nián lái, xué jiè duì zhè ge wèn tí yuè lái yuè guān zhù.
In recent years, the academic community has paid increasing attention to this issue.
学界。
Zhè cì huì yì shì xué jiè de yí cì zhòng yào jiāo liú.
This conference is an important exchange in the academic community.

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.

“学” means study or learning and “界” means field or circle; together they name the academic community.

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 學; 学 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 學 may have used 爻 and 六 for sound, with hands and a child added later; the simplified 学 is a shorthand.

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

田介界

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

介

Same sound today

界 is built from 田 (field) and 介. 田 carries the meaning, while 介 gives the sound.

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