介 (jiè) is a Chinese character meaning “to lie between”. It is written from ㇒ (left-falling stroke) and ㇏ (right-falling stroke) and ㇒ (left-falling stroke) and ㇑ (vertical stroke), and takes 4 strokes.
Build the character for “between; to introduce”
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Structure
㇒ + ㇏ + ㇒ + ㇑
Overlapping structure
- ㇒ left-falling stroke unknown
- ㇏ falling-right stroke unknown
- ㇒ left-falling stroke unknown
- ㇑ vertical stroke unknown
Structure from: Unicode U+4ECB and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection (four strokes: 撇 / 捺 / 短撇 / 竖)
Memory aid
A long left-falling stroke (㇒) and a right-falling stroke (㇏) lean together into a roof. Below it a short left-falling stroke (㇒) stands on the left and a straight vertical (㇑) on the right — two sides kept apart, with the roof standing in between them.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
4 strokes
In real words
- 介绍jiè shàoto introduce; introduction介 = jiè
- 中介zhōng jièintermediary; agency; broker介 = jiè
- 蒋介石Jiǎng JièshíChiang Kai-shek (1887–1975), Chinese political and military leader介 = jiè
Go deeper
All readings
between; to introduce
to lie between; to be a go-between; to introduce two sides to each other
处在两者中间；做中间人，使双方相识或发生关系。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 介绍jiè shàoto introduce; introduction介 = jiè
- 中介zhōng jièintermediary; agency; broker介 = jiè
- 蒋介石Jiǎng JièshíChiang Kai-shek (1887–1975), Chinese political and military leader介 = jiè
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 介 mean?
介 (jiè) means to lie between; to be a go-between; to introduce two sides to each other.
How do you pronounce 介?
It is pronounced jiè.
What parts is 介 made of?
㇒ (left-falling stroke) and ㇏ (right-falling stroke) and ㇒ (left-falling stroke) and ㇑ (vertical stroke). The recorded source is: Unicode U+4ECB and hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph inspection (four strokes: 撇 / 捺 / 短撇 / 竖). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 介 have?
4. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 介?
人. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 介?
Common ones are 介绍 and 中介. The reading of 介 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.