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between, lie between, introduce
jiè Top: person 人, below: armor 八
A person in the shells of the armor is: in between.
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boundary, scope, limit, extent, domain, society
jiè Top a field 田, bottom: intermediate/between 介 (The person 人 in this armor 丌 is in-between.)
The field has in between a bounded and limited area/domain.
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to raise (animals), to bring up (children), to give birth
yǎng Top: sheep 羊 (The horned 丷 animal with a backbone 丨 and laterally protruding due to thick wool 三 is the: sheep), bottom: between 介 (The person 人 in this armor 丌 is in-between)
A sheep is in the period "of between", when it is raised.
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price, value
jià|jie Left: person 亻, right: between 介 (The person 人 in this armor 丌 is in-between)
The person 亻 pays to another person 人 for the armor 丌: a price.
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stairs, rank, step, hierarchy
jiē Left: hill 阝, right: in-between 介 (The person 人 in this armor 丌 is in-between.)
For a hill, 'in-between'-lying sections are the steps of a stairs.
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in an embarrassing situation
gà Left: broken leg 尢 (big person 大 with broken leg 乚), right: between 介 (The person 人 in this armor 丌 is in-between)
If you have a broken leg and are somewhere in between, you are in an embarrassing situation.
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