Difference between revisions of "Zi:际"
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| − | <WL>际(F際) [jì] (边际 biānjì) boundary; 实际 reality; 国际 international | + | <WL>际(F際) [jì] (边际 biānjì) boundary; 实际 reality; 国际 international; 人际 human relations, 交际 communication |
| − | + | The Shuōwén Seal form of 際() jì ‘joint/crack where two walls meet’ combines 阝(阜 fù) ‘hill’ and 祭 jì (phonetic). | |
| − | 祭 is abbreviated to 示 shì in | + | In the simple form 际 the phonetic component 祭 jì is abbreviated to 示 shì (bottom of 祭). |
| + | Compare: 隙(𨻶) xì ‘crack’ (which is glossed with 隙 jì in Shuōwén). | ||
| + | Modern meanings of 际 jì relate to ‘boundary/limit’ (where any two thing meet), and interaction across boundaries. | ||
| + | Compare: 国际 ‘international’ (at/across national borders), 交际 ‘communication’; 无边无际 ‘limitless’ (lacking borders), 实际 realistic/pragmatic (within practical limits). | ||
#rK.AD1052 D.6.4119.6 B.063.1.01 E.0 | #rK.AD1052 D.6.4119.6 B.063.1.01 E.0 | ||
#c阝示 | #c阝示 | ||
#y jai- | #y jai- | ||
</WL> | </WL> | ||
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