jiè = ji + e4
to introduce / to lie between / between / shell / armor
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How to pronounce 介

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago
+ e4 final

In the elevator’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

介 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
rén = r + (e)n2
person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
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丿
piě = pi + e3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4) / see 撇[pie3]
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gǔn = gu + (e)n3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)
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shù = shu + Ø4
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]
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Characters with 介 as component

jiè = ji + e4
(bound form) boundary; border / (bound form) realm
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jià = ji + a4
price / value / (chemistry) valence
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great / good / middleman / servant
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Words with 介

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to care about / to take offense / to mind
to introduce (sb to sb) / to give a presentation / to present (sb for a job etc) / introduction
to intervene / to get involved

Sentences with 介

介 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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jiè

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

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