Chinese

介紹

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/
to introduce
  • TOCFL 2
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Origin

From 《禮記·聘義》：.

See also the Etymology section at 紹介.

From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lineage

  • characterChinese介 “to lie between”
  • characterChinese紹 “to continue; to carry on”
    • meaningChinese糸 “thin silk”
    • soundChinese召 “imperial decree”
      • soundChinese刀 “knife; blade (Classifier: 把 m c g h j mb md w x; 張／张 c h; 叢／丛 mn; 支 mn mn-t)”
      • meaningChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”

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