介

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to introduce; to lie between; between; shell; armor

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Formation & memory

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

A border 八 dividing people 人

Components 人 ? unknown part

introduce · Heisig RSH #259

umbrella + crutches

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
介绍	jiè shào	to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc); introducti…
网路节点介面	wǎng lù jié diǎn jiè miàn	network node interface
应用程式介面	yìng yòng chéng shì jiè miàn	application programming interface (API) (Tw)
新产品推介会	xīn chǎn pǐn tuī jiè huì	product launch event
一介不取	yī jiè bù qǔ	to not even take a penny (as a bribe)
光纤分散式资料介面	guāng xiān fēn sàn shì zī liào jiè miàn	(Tw) Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)
介电常数	jiè diàn cháng shù	dielectric constant
房产中介	fáng chǎn zhōng jiè	real estate agent
中介资料	zhōng jiè zī liào	metadata
中介所	zhōng jiè suǒ	agency
资料介面	zī liào jiè miàn	data interface
介值定理	jiè zhí dìng lǐ	intermediate value theorem (math.)
连续介质力学	lián xù jiè zhì lì xué	mechanics of a continuous medium; fluid mechanics
图像用户介面	tú xiàng yòng hù jiè miàn	graphical user interface; GUI
生平简介	shēng píng jiǎn jiè	biographic sketch
数据介面	shù jù jiè miàn	data interface
介子推	Jiè Zǐ tuī	see 介之推[Jie4 Zhi1 tui1]
介系词	jiè xì cí	(Tw) preposition
推介会	tuī jiè huì	promotional seminar; promotional event
介之推	Jiè Zhī tuī	Jie Zhitui (7th century BC), legendary selfless subject of Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公\|晋文公[Jin4 We…

These characters use 介 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
介 sound part	jiè	agent, go-between, intermediary; to introduce; shell, armor
界	jiè	boundary, limit; domain; society, the world
价	jià	price, value
阶	jiē	stairs, steps; degree, rank
芥	jiè	mustard, broccoli
尬	gà	awkward, embarrassed; to limp, to stagger
疥	jiè	scabies; to itch
蚧	jiè	horny toad; red-spotted lizard