How to write 垓

垓 [gāi] Definition: 1. 荒远之地，一方广大区域: A vast and remote area; an expanse of land. Example: ～埏 (a place extremely far away). “天子居九～之田” (The emperor resides in the fields of the nine gāi). ～极 (beyond the remote). 2. 界限: Boundary; limit. Example: ～坫 (border). 重（chǒng）垠累（lěi）～ (overlapping restrictions). 3. 古代数名，指一万万: An ancient numerical term, referring to one hundred million (10^8). 4. 古同“陔”，层，阶次: An ancient term similar to "陔," meaning steps or levels. 5. 指战场、陆地: Referring to the battlefield or land. Example: ～心 (the center of the battlefield). ---------------------------------------- 垓 [gāi] Type: Noun Original Meaning: Vast land within the eight extremes. Character Formation: Phonetic compound formed from 土 (earth) and 亥 (hài). Synonyms: 1. Same as the original meaning ([En.] octapole land) 2. Domain; boundary ([En.] domain; limit) 3. Numeral. An ancient term for one hundred million ([En.] one hundred million) 4. Battlefield; front ([En.] battlefield; front) 5. Similar to "陔." Steps, levels ([En.] flight of steps leading up to a house) 引 (Quotes): 1. 《说文》: 垓，兼该八极地也。 字亦作畡。 2. 《国语·周语》: 天子居九垓之田。 3. 《淮南子·俶真》: 设于无垓坫之宇. 注:“垓坫，垠堮也。” 4. 《史记·司马相如列传》: 上畅九垓，下埏八埏 (in the extreme distant of the eight directions). 5. 《淮南子·俶真》: 道出一原，通九门，散六衢，设于无垓坫之宇 Example Usage: 1. 又如: 垓埏 (the boundaries of heaven and earth); 垓坫 (the boundary); 垓极 (the most remote place). 2. 域;界限 ([En.] domain; limit) 3. 引: 扬雄《卫尉箴》: 重垠累垓。 4. 古代数目名，10 8 ([En.] one hundred million) 5. 引: (Huxley, translated by Yan Fu) in 《天演论》: 京垓年岁之中，每每员舆(指地球)正不知几移几换而成此最后之奇。 6. 例: 又如: 京垓 (formerly it was said that one billion is a zhao, ten zhao is a京, ten 京 is 垓); 垓垓 (describing an overgrown state); 垓垓攘攘 (extremely numerous and chaotic). 7. 战地，阵地 ([En.] battlefield; front) 8. 引: 《西游记》: 天罗地网漫山布，齐举刀兵大会垓。 9. 通“陔”。台阶，级层 ([En.] flight of steps leading up to a house) 10. 引: 《北齐书·祭祀志》: 三垓上列，四陛旁升。