介

jiè

#829 most

frequent character

to introduce, to lie between

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

介 shows a person 人 with marks on either side, so it first meant to be in between. The meaning grew to introduce.

Drawn as: person between marks

介 as a component in other characters

sound7 characters

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picture1 character

empty1 character

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Homophones

to arrive at (place or time)

circles, world (circle of literature and art)

to transport under guard

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