介

jiè = ji + e4

to introduce / to lie between / between / shell / armor

介 = 人 + 丿 + 丨 : Mnemonic symbol: 介 looks like a rocket 🚀. Neanderthal Man (人) and Joan of Arc (ji) are preparing a rocket (介) for its start. Between (介) the layers of the outer shell (介) they are stuffing bananas (丿) and dinosaur bones (丨).

介 character breakdown

介
- 丨
- 丿
- 人
  - 丿
  - ㇏
- 儿
  - 丿
  - 乚

丨

gǔn = gu + (e)n3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)

Mnemonic symbol: a dinosaur bone. Gitta Giraffe (gu-) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the encampment's living room ((e)n3).

丨

shù = shu + Ø4

vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]

Mnemonic symbol: a dinosaur bone. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and is cracking it open to eat its bone marrow.

丿

piě = pi + e3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]

Pocahontas (pi-) is eating a banana (丿) in the elevator's living room (-e3).

儿

rén = r + (e)n2

variant of 人[ren2] / "person" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 10), occurring in 兒, 兀, 兄 etc

儿

兒

ér = Ø + Ø2

child / son

儿 = 丿 + 乚 : Mnemonic symbol: "son" (儿) sounds similar to "Sun" like in "Sun Wu Kong", so it's gonna be represented by the monkey king. Albert Einstein (Ø-) and Sun Wu Kong (儿) are fighting in the space station's kitchen (-Ø2). Their weapons: Albert Einstein has a shovel (乚), and Sun Wu Kong has a banana (丿).

儿

兒

non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final

人

rén = r + (e)n2

person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

人 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: Neanderthal Man (人). Robinson Crusoe (r-) is looking for snacks in the encampment's kitchen (-en2) when he suddenly spots Neanderthal Man (人). Neanderthal Man offers him a banana (丿), but Robinson Crusoe doesn't trust the present and pokes it with a finger (㇏).

Characters with 介 as component

界

jiè = ji + e4

(bound form) boundary; border / (bound form) realm

界 = 介 + 田 : Joan of Arc wants to leave this world and sets up a rocket launch field in the elevator's bathroom. The field looks like a normal crop field, except that there's a rocket in the middle and that the Joan of Arc marked the boundary with white and red tape.

价

價

jià = ji + a4

price / value / (chemistry) valence

价 = 亻 + 介 : Joan of Arc (ji) and Rosa Luxemburg (亻) are plotting their escape from the ashram in the bathroom (a4). They plan to use the ashram's rocket (介), but unfortunately, the price (价) for rockets is sky-high.

价

價

jie = ji + e5

great / good / middleman / servant

阶

階

jie̅ = ji + e1

rank or step / stairs

阶 = 介 + 阝 : The pope (阝) sentenced Joan of Arc (ji) to death and wants to shoot her to outer space using a rocket (介) in front of the elevator (e1). He doesn't have a proper launch ramp, so he just uses some stone stairs (阶).

阶

堦

jie̅ = ji + e1

variant of 階|阶[jie1]

尬

gà = g + a4

embarrassing / awkwardly

尬 = 介 + 尢 : Guy Fawkes (g) is in an embarrassing (尬) situation in the ashram's bathroom (a4). He dropped his firework rocket (介), but because he has to use a crutch (尢), he cannot pick it up by himself.

养

養

yǎng = y + ang3

to raise (animals) / to bring up (children) / to keep (pets) / to support / to give birth

养 = 介 + 羊 : Maud Younger wants to send a sheep to the moon using a rocket in the anglepod.

芥

jiè = ji + e4

mustard

芥

gài = g + ai4

see 芥藍|芥蓝[gai4 lan2]

玠

jiè = ji + e4

jade tablet indicating rank

疥

jiè = ji + e4

scabies

炌

kài = k + ai4

flaming fire / old variant of 烗[kai4]

蚧

jiè = ji + e4

see 蛤蚧[ge2 jie4]

Words with 介

中

zho̅ng

介

jiè

to act as intermediary / to link / intermediate / inter- / agency / agent

中

zho̅ng

介

jiè

所

suǒ

agency

中

zho̅ng

介

jiè

资

資

zi̅

料

liào

metadata

介

jiè

之

zhi̅

推

tui̅

Jie Zhitui (7th century BC), legendary selfless subject of Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公[Jin4 Wen2 gong1], in whose honor the Qingming festival 清明[Qing1 ming2] (Pure brightness or tomb-sweeping festival) is said to have been initiated

介

jiè

休

xiu̅

Jiexiu, county-level city in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi

介

jiè

休

xiu̅

市

shì

Jiexiu, county-level city in Jinzhong 晉中|晋中[Jin4 zhong1], Shanxi