介
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Translingual
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Han character
介 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+2, 4 strokes, cangjie input 人中中 (OLL), four-corner 80220, composition ⿱人⿰丿丨)
Derived characters
- 价, 吤, 圿, 妎, 㜾, 尬, 𡵚, 㠹, 忦, 扴, 𣲤, 阶, 斺, 𭨫, 𬂣, 𣬫, 炌, 𤘦, 𭷼, 玠, 𭺝, 祄, 畍, 𥄍, 砎, 𥝵, 紒, 蚧, 衸, 𧣋, 䚸, 𧿩, 𫒌, 𩈋, 𩉡, 𩡺(𩧦), 骱, 魀, 魪(𬶇), 𭍲, 𩾴, 𪐱, 齘(𬹼)
- 𠇧, 㰡, 𬿋, 𬿷, 䲸(𮭡), 𭀐, 𠨴, 㝏, 岕, 芥, 界, 𪽐, 㖎/㖋, 𣓴, 䯰, 𢗊, 𠌕, 庎, 疥, 䦏, 𣽀
- 𰁽
Descendants
- ケ (Katakana character derived from Man'yōgana)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 91, character 19
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 359
- Dae Jaweon: page 194, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 103, character 9
- Unihan data for U+4ECB
Chinese
Glyph origin
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References:
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 人 (“person”) + two marks encompassing, indicating "in between"
Etymology 1
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介 | |
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- "to assist"
- Developed from 介 (OC *kreːds, “armored men”), from 介 (OC *kreːds, “armor”), ultimately from 介 (OC *kreːds, “scale (of animals)”). (Schuessler, 2007)
Pronunciation
Definitions
介
- 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)
- Synonym: 仄 (Mainland)
Compounds
- 一介 (yījiè)
- 一介不取 (yījiè-bùqǔ)
- 不介意 (bù jièyì)
- 不足介意
- 中介 (zhōngjiè)
- 中介社團／中介社团
- 人機介面／人机介面
- 介丘
- 介之推
- 介乎 (jièhū)
- 介介
- 介休 (Jièxiū)
- 介入 (jièrù)
- 介冑 (jièzhòu)
- 介圭
- 介士
- 介壽／介寿 (Jièshòu)
- 介夫
- 介子 (jièzǐ)
- 介居
- 介山
- 介幘／介帻
- 介弟
- 介意 (jièyì)
- 介懷／介怀 (jièhuái)
- 介於／介于 (jièyú)
- 介殼／介壳 (jièqiào)
- 介殼蟲／介壳虫
- 介母
- 介然
- 介特
- 介石
- 介福
- 介立
- 介紹／介绍 (jièshào)
- 介紹人／介绍人 (jièshàorén)
- 介紹信／介绍信 (jièshàoxìn)
- 介紹所／介绍所 (jièshàosuǒ)
- 介蟲／介虫 (jièchóng)
- 介許多／介许多
- 介詞／介词 (jiècí)
- 介質／介质 (jièzhì)
- 介電質／介电质
- 介面卡
- 介面板
- 介音 (jièyīn)
- 仲介 (zhòngjiè)
- 仲介公司
- 卡介苗 (kǎjièmiáo)
- 大眾媒介／大众媒介
- 婚友介紹／婚友介绍
- 媒介 (méijiè)
- 媒介體／媒介体
- 孤介
- 嶮介／崄介
- 并介之人
- 引介
- 張介賓／张介宾
- 拘介
- 推介 (tuījiè)
- 收介
- 新聞媒介／新闻媒介
- 橫行介士／横行介士
- 毫不介意
- 江介
- 清介
- 煞有介事 (shàyǒujièshì)
- 狷介
- 簡介／简介 (jiǎnjiè)
- 紹介／绍介 (shàojiè)
- 纖介／纤介
- 耿介 (gěngjiè)
- 耿介之士
- 自我介紹／自我介绍 (zìwǒ jièshào)
- 蠆介／虿介
- 褒采一介
- 評介／评介 (píngjiè)
- 譯介／译介 (yìjiè)
- 貴介／贵介
- 輕車介士／轻车介士
- 酒介齊眉／酒介齐眉
- 隱介藏形／隐介藏形
- 鱗介／鳞介
- 龍介／龙介 (lóngjiè)
Descendants
See also
| SI prefix | ||
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| Last | Next | |
| 阿 | 介/仄 | 攸/幺 |
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 再 (“again”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 再 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 再 |
| Taiwan | 再 | |
| Jinan | 再 | |
| Xi'an | 再 | |
| Wuhan | 再 | |
| Chengdu | 又, 再 | |
| Yangzhou | 再 | |
| Hefei | 再 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 再, 添 > |
| Hong Kong | 再, 添 > | |
| Yangjiang | 應 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 再, 湊 > |
| Hakka | Meixian | 再, 添 > |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 再 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 再, 唵 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 再, 蓋, 介 |
| Fuqing | 介 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 閣, 閣再 |
| Quanzhou | 閣, 閣再 | |
| Zhangzhou | 閣, 閣再 | |
| Tainan | 閣, 閣再 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 閣, 閣再 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 閣, 閣再, 過再, 閣過再 | |
| Chaozhou | 再 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 又, 再 |
| Suzhou | 再 | |
| Wenzhou | 再, 添 > | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 再 |
| Shuangfeng | 再, 還 | |
| Note | > - used after the object | |
References
- “介”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Etymology 2
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介 | |
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| alternative forms | 價／价 | |
From 個／个, attested since the Song Dynasty.
Pronunciation
Definitions
介 (Wu)
- used to indicate a great degree
- 介大 [Ningbonese] ― 5ka 6du [Wugniu] ― so big
- an adverbialiser; in the manner of
- 搿能介 [Shanghainese] ― 8geq-nen-ka [Wugniu] ― in this way
- 像伊一能介 [Shanghainese] ― 6zhian 6yi 7iq-nen-ka [Wugniu] ― in the manner of him
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 這麼 (“so; such (modifies adj.)”)
Etymology 3
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Pronunciation
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介
Etymology 4
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Pronunciation
Definitions
介
Japanese
Kanji
介
Readings
Compounds
Compounds
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Etymology
| Kanji in this term |
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| 介 |
| かい Grade: S |
| kan’on |
From Middle Chinese 介 (MC keajH).
Pronunciation
Affix
Korean
Hanja
介 (eum 개 (gae))
- forerunner, herald, harbinger
- to lie between
- sea shell
- to wear armor
Vietnamese
Han character
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