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介
Mandarin · pinyin jiè
Meanings
- to introduce
- to lie between
- between
- shell
- armor
Characters in this entry
- 介
- jiè · forerunner, herald, harbinger; to lie between; sea shell; to wear armor
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Mandarin tones
4 · jie4
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 16 senses · 2 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
gaa3 · gaai3
Cantonese word readings for 介. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character · Etymology 1
- to lie between
- to relate two things; to connect; to link; to introduce
- to assist; to help
- to hang; to suspend
- to rely on; to depend on
- firm; persistent; unswerving
- such; like this; this kind of
- original form of 界 (jiè, “boundary; role; duty”)
- iota; tiny bit. alternative form of 芥
- Classifier for people or copper coins.
- seashell; shell
- to wear armour
- (Eastern Min) again; re-
- (Taiwan) zepto- (SI unit prefix)
character · Etymology 2
- (Wu) used to indicate a great degree
- (Wu) an adverbialiser; in the manner of
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