中介
zhōng jiè · HSK 4
to act as intermediary
🤝 中 = middle + 介 = between; one in the middle who connects two sides
中 means middle/center and 介 means to be situated between or to introduce. Together 中介 names the middle party that links two sides — an agent, broker, or intermediary that stands between buyer and seller.
中 — vertical stroke 丨 through enclosure 口
Pictograph of a banner or pole piercing the center of a target or territory, depicting the idea of 'middle' or 'center'. The horizontal frame represents boundaries, and the vertical line marks the central axis. The meaning extended from spatial center to 'middle, central, China' (中国, the Middle Kingdom).