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jiè
  1. 1.to introduce
  2. 2.to lie between
  3. 3.between
  4. 4.shell
  5. 5.armor

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to lie between
  2. 2.to relate two things; to connect; to link; to introduce
  3. 3.to assist; to help
  4. 4.to hang; to suspend
  5. 5.to rely on; to depend on
  6. 6.firm; persistent; unswerving
  7. 7.such; like this; this kind of
  8. 8.Original form of 界 (jiè, “boundary; role; duty”).
  9. 9.iota; tiny bit. alternative form of 芥
  10. 10.Classifier for people or copper coins.
  11. 11.seashell; shell
  12. 12.to wear armour
  13. 13.again; re-
  14. 14.zepto- (SI unit prefix)
  15. 15.used to indicate a great degree
  16. 16.an adverbialiser; in the manner of
  17. 17.Informal shorthand for 雞/鸡 (gai1).

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Etymology

Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 人 (“person”) + two marks encompassing, indicating "in between". Folk etymology interprets the two marks as two components of an armor. ; "to assist"

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