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Chinese symbol for “introduce”

介绍
jiè shào
Traditional: 介紹
to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc); introduction

The closest CC-CEDICT match for introduce is 介绍 (jiè shào), defined as: to introduce (sb to sb); to give a presentation; to present (sb for a job etc); introduction.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

介 jiè
agent, go-between, intermediary; to introduce; shell, armor
radical 9 ⼈ · 4 strokes
绍 shào
to connect; to introduce
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “introduce”

WordPinyinMeaning
介jièto introduce; to lie between
引见 (引見)yǐn jiànto introduce (sb); (esp.) to present to the emperor
推行tuī xíngto implement; to carry out; to introduce (a policy, system, reform etc); to promote; to advance (the practice of an art form, the use of a language etc)
引介yǐn jièto introduce (an idea, product, technology etc); to introduce one person to another; to put sb in touch with sb
引进 (引進)yǐn jìnto recommend; to introduce (from outside)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 介绍.

WordPinyinMeaning
简介 (簡介)jiǎn jièsummary; brief introduction
介入jiè rùto intervene; to get involved
中介zhōng jièto act as intermediary; to link
媒介méi jièintermediary; vehicle
介于 (介於)jiè yúbetween; intermediate
自我介绍 (自我介紹)zì wǒ jiè shàoself-introduction; to introduce oneself
介绍信 (介紹信)jiè shào xìnletter of introduction; recommendation letter; reference
陈绍 (陳紹)chén shàoaged Shaoxing wine (abbr. for 陈年绍兴酒 (chén nián Shào xīng jiǔ))

See also: Japanese symbol for “introduce”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.