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世界

shì jiè

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Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

shì jiè · sai3 gaai3 (Jyutping)

  1. world

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

世

Meaning
generation; world; era
Radical
一
Strokes
5
Components
⿻廿?
Cangjie
PT
Four-corner
4471.7

界

Meaning
boundary, limit; domain; society; the world
Radical
田
Strokes
9
Components
⿱田介
Cangjie
WOLL
Four-corner
4612.8 6022.8

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