境(jìng)

HSK 314 strokes

border

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
jìng
Meaning
border; place; condition; boundary; circumstances; territory
Strokes
14
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 境 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰土竟

In this compound, the meaning comes from 土 (earth); 竟 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

土tǔ竟jìng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 境 step by step

14 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 境

Common words using 境 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

rù入jìng境
HSK 7-9

to enter a country

Open 入境 page →
chū出jìng境
HSK 7-9

to leave a country or region

Open 出境 page →
kùn困jìng境
HSK 7-9

predicament; plight

Open 困境 page →
jìng境nèi内
HSK 7-9

within the borders

Open 境内 page →
jìng境dì地
HSK 7-9

circumstances

Open 境地 page →
jìng境wài外
HSK 7-9

outside (a country's) borders

Open 境外 page →
jìng境jiè界
HSK 7-9

boundary

Open 境界 page →
jìng境yù遇
HSK 7-9

circumstance

Open 境遇 page →

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From 境’s common words

入出困内地外界遇

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