介
jiè
to introduce
to lie between; between; shell; armor
a picture of 介 → a person standing between two lines
The character shows 人 (person) flanked by two strokes, visually placing someone in the middle. This image of standing between things extends naturally to introducing, mediating, and the protective shell of armor.
人PersonSemantic
Words with 介
介蒂
jiè dì
variant of 芥蒂[jie4 di4]
介电常数
jiè diàn cháng shù
dielectric constant
卡介苗
kǎ jiè miáo
bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine
连续介质力学
lián xù jiè zhì lì xué
mechanics of a continuous medium
一介不取
yī jiè bù qǔ
to not even take a penny (as a bribe)
中介
zhōng jiè
to act as intermediary
中介所
zhōng jiè suǒ
agency
中介资料
zhōng jiè zī liào
metadata
介词
jiè cí
preposition
介入
jiè rù
to intervene; to get involved
介子
jiè zǐ
meson
介质
jiè zhì
medium