介 (jiè): to introduce, to lie between, between

介 (jiè) is a Chinese character meaning “to introduce.” Classified as HSK Level 2 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 人 (structural). It ranks #831 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 介 a border 八 dividing people 人. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. to introduce
  2. to lie between
  3. between

Etymology & Origin

介

ideographicA border 八 dividing people 人

Components:人structural

Stroke Order

1
2
3
4

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with 介

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
介绍verbjiè shàoto introduce (sb to sb)2
中介nounzhōng jièto act as intermediary5
简介verb/nounjiǎn jièsummary6

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
介意verbjiè yìto care about
介入verbjiè rùto intervene
介于verbjiè yúbetween
媒介nounméi jièintermediary
介绍信nounjiè shào xìnletter of introduction
介子nounjiè zǐmeson
推介verbtuī jièto recommend
婚介所nounhūn jiè suǒmatchmaking agency
婚介nounhūn jièmatchmaking
介词nounjiè cípreposition
仲介nounzhòng jiè(Tw) middleman
介质nounjiè zhìmedium
介怀verbjiè huáito mind
蒋介石jiǎng jiè shíChiang Kai-shek (1887-1975), military leader, head of the Nationalist government in China 1928-1949 and the governmen...
介面jiè miàn(Tw) interface (computing)
63
Total compounds
38
As first character
27
As last character
35
As middle character

介 appears in 63 compound words: 38 as the first character, 27 as the last, and 35 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 介 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

绍shào
0.75439,320 co-occurrences
简jiǎn
0.60426,106 co-occurrences
倦juàn
0.49411 co-occurrences
媒méi
0.46810,828 co-occurrences
石shí
0.45720,694 co-occurrences
乎hū
0.4326,382 co-occurrences
乏fá
0.42611 co-occurrences
疲pí
0.40411 co-occurrences
斟zhēn
0.400196 co-occurrences
入rù
0.39023,848 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (4)

毫不介意háo bu jiè yìHSK 6+

to not mind (at all, a bit); to not care in the slightest

phrase
一介不取yījiè-bùqǔHSK 4+

does not take a single penny

phrase
自我介绍zìwǒ jièshàoHSK 2+

to introduce oneself

verb
煞有介事shàyǒujièshìHSK 2+

in all apparent seriousness

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

正如大家所料,这场比赛非常激烈。

Zhèngrú dàjiā suǒ liào, zhè chǎng bǐsài fēicháng jīliè.

As everyone expected, this match was very intense.

中時新聞網Feb 2026

示警勿一味靠向美国!黄介正点出最怕川普对台湾说“这句话”

shì jǐng wù yī wèi kào xiàng měi guó ! huáng jiè zhèng diǎn chū zuì pà chuān pǔ duì tái wān shuō zhè jù huà

Warning not to blindly lean on the United States! Huang Jiezheng pointed out that he was most afraid of Trump saying "this sentence" to Taiwan

StheadlineFeb 2026

吃错早餐易眼瞓/飙血糖!营养师推介5大醒神早餐助稳血糖 搭配甚么饮品吃最好...

chī cuò zǎo cān yì yǎn 瞓 biāo xiě táng ! yíng yǎng shī tuī jiè 5 dà xǐng shén zǎo cān zhù wěn xiě táng dā pèi shèn má yǐn pǐn chī zuì hǎo . . .

Eating the wrong breakfast is easy to sleep/soar blood sugar! Nutritionists recommend 5 refreshing breakfasts to help stabilize blood sugar What is the best drink to eat with...

中国新闻网_梳理天下新闻Feb 2026

中方介绍德国总理默茨访华安排:愿推动中德关系取...

zhōng fāng jiè shào dé guó zǒng lǐ mò 茨 fǎng huá ān pái yuàn tuī dòng zhōng dé guān xì qǔ . . .

China Announces German Chancellor Merz's Visit Arrangements: Committed to Advancing China-Germany Relations...

EttodayFeb 2026

台灣實力提升!周東佑京盛讚投手群 近藤健介:首戰很重要

tái 灣 實 lì tí shēng ! zhōu 東 yòu jīng shèng 讚 tóu shǒu qún jìn téng jiàn jiè shǒu 戰 hěn chóng yāo

Taiwan's strength is rising! Zhou Dongyu praises pitching staff Kondo Kensuke: The first game is crucial

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

聯發科董座蔡明介:今年 AI 還是很熱 機會很多要持續投...

聯 發 kē dǒng zuò 蔡 míng jiè jīn nián 還 shì hěn 熱 機 會 hěn duō yāo chí 續 tóu . . .

MediaTek Chairman Tsai Ming-kai: AI remains hot this year with abundant opportunities—we must keep investing...

Tatoeba

你可以介绍一间附近的好餐厅吗?

Nǐ kěyǐ jièshào yī jiān fùjìn de hǎo cāntīng ma?

Could you recommend a nice restaurant near here?

Tatoeba

您介不介意我把灯关了?

Nín jiè bù jièyì wǒ bǎ dēng guānle?

Do you mind if I turn off the light?

Tatoeba

有没有什么好菜推介?

Yǒuméiyǒu shénme hǎo cài tuījiè?

What would you recommend we eat?

Tatoeba

我们早点走你会介意吗?

Wǒmen zǎodiǎn zǒunǐ huì jièyì ma?

Do you mind our leaving a little earlier?

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced jiè

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 介 (jiè) mean in Chinese?
介 (jiè) primarily means "to introduce." It is classified as HSK Level 2, making it a beginner-level character. It ranks #831 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 介 have?
介 is written with 4 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 介?
The radical associated with 介 is 亻 (person). This radical appears in many characters related to person.
What are the components of 介?
介 is composed of: 人 (structural). Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 介?
Common words with 介 include: 介意 (jiè yì, "to care about"); 介绍 (jiè shào, "to introduce (sb to sb)"); 介入 (jiè rù, "to intervene"); 中介 (zhōng jiè, "to act as intermediary"); 介于 (jiè yú, "between"). There are over 63 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 介 (jiè)?
Several characters share the pronunciation jiè: 接 (to receive, to connect), 结 (knot, result), 界 (world, boundary), 节 (festival, section), and 5 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 介 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 介 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.