界面 (jiè miàn) — (computing) interface; contact surface

Definition

noun

(computing) interfacecontact surface

Measure word · 个

界面。
Zhè ge ruǎn jiàn de jiè miàn fēi cháng yǒu hǎo.
This software's interface is very user-friendly.
界面。
Liǎng zhǒng cái liào zhī jiān de jiè miàn hěn zhòng yào.
The interface between the two materials is very important.
界面。
Zhè ge yóu xì jiè miàn de sè cǎi hěn xiān yàn.
The colors of this game's interface are very bright.

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.

界jièboundary

界 (boundary) + 面 (surface) means a surface where two regions meet, or an interface.

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.

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.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

面 originally drew a man’s face, with one eye exaggerated; the horizontal stroke was added later.

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