教育界 (jiào yù jiè) — the education sector, the education community,… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Refers to the field of education as a social sector — educators, scholars, administrators, and institutions collectively. 界 here means 'circles' or 'community', so 教育界 means 'people working in education', not the act of teaching itself.

noun

the education sectorthe education communityeducational circles

Examples

教育界。
jiào yù jiè De zhuān jiā men zhèng zài tǎo lùn kè chéng gǎi gé.
Experts in the education sector are discussing curriculum reform.
教育界。
Zhè xiàng zhèng cè dé dào le jiào yù jiè de guǎng fàn zhī chí.
This policy has received broad support from the education community.
教育界。
jiào yù jiè Rén shì hū yù zēng jiā jiào yù tóu rù.
People in educational circles are calling for increased investment in education.

Origin

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.

教育education

教jiàoteach育yùeducate

联合Side by side

教 and 育 mean education; 界 means a circle or field, giving educational circles.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

子子zǐchild

攵Written in full as攴pūteaching cane; stick that represents authority

Sound part声符shēngfú

爻

爻yáo教jiào

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

教 uses 爻 for its sound and puts 子 (child) with 攵 (攴), a teaching cane, to show teaching a child.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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

田田tiánfield

Sound part声符shēngfú

介

介jiè界jiè

Same sound today

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

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