介 之 推

Jiè Zhī tuīdictionary entry

Jie Zhitui (7th century BC), legendary selfless subject of Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公[Jìn Wén gōng], in whose honor the Qingming festival 清明[Qīng míng] (Pure brightness or tomb-sweeping festival) is said to have been initiated

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

介之推 介之推 [Jie4 Zhi1 tui1] /Jie Zhitui (7th century BC), legendary selfless subject of Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公[Jin4 Wen2 gong1], in whose honor the Qingming festival 清明[Qing1 ming2] (Pure brightness or tomb-sweeping festival) is said to have been initiated/

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Character information

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介
jiè
to introduce / to lie between / between / shell / armor
之
zhī
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it
推
tuī
to push / to cut / to refuse / to reject / to decline / to shirk (responsibility) / to put off / to delay / to push forward / to nominate / to elect / massage

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