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家

jiā ㄐㄧㄚ

    • home
    • family
    • my (sister, uncle etc)

      polite

    • refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
    • noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian

Classifiers (measure words)

家 itself can also be a classifier

Other words read jiā

In the same tone

  • 加 jiā add
  • 夹 jiā place in between
  • 嘉 jiā excellent
  • 佳 jiā beautiful
  • 伽 jiā traditionally used as phonetic for "ga"
  • 枷 jiā cangue
  • 迦 jiā (phonetic sound for Buddhist terms)
  • 珈 jiā jade ornament worn in the hair by women in ancient China
  • 浃 jiā soaked
  • 茄 jiā phonetic character used in loanwords for the sound "jia", although 夹 jiá is more common
  • 镓 jiā gallium
  • 痂 jiā scab

All 22 words read jiā

jia with other tones

  • 架 jià support
  • 假 jiǎ fake
  • 甲 jiǎ first
  • 价 jià price
  • 嫁 jià shift
  • 驾 jià harness
  • 贾 jiǎ surname Jia
  • 颊 jiá cheeks
  • 钾 jiǎ potassium
  • 岬 jiǎ cape
  • 荚 jiá pod
  • 稼 jià sow grain

All 48 words read jia in any tone

Other words read jiā

In the same tone

  • 加 jiā add
  • 夾 jiā place in between
  • 嘉 jiā excellent
  • 佳 jiā beautiful
  • 伽 jiā traditionally used as phonetic for "ga"
  • 枷 jiā cangue
  • 迦 jiā (phonetic sound for Buddhist terms)
  • 珈 jiā jade ornament worn in the hair by women in ancient China
  • 浹 jiā soaked
  • 茄 jiā phonetic character used in loanwords for the sound "jia", although 夹 jiá is more common
  • 鎵 jiā gallium
  • 痂 jiā scab

All 22 words read jiā

jia with other tones

  • 架 jià support
  • 假 jiǎ fake
  • 甲 jiǎ first
  • 價 jià price
  • 嫁 jià shift
  • 駕 jià harness
  • 賈 jiǎ surname Jia
  • 頰 jiá cheeks
  • 鉀 jiǎ potassium
  • 岬 jiǎ cape
  • 莢 jiá pod
  • 稼 jià sow grain

All 48 words read jia in any tone

The stroke order and parts of 家

    部首 radical
    宀
    笔画 strokes
    10, with 7 after the 部首
    结构 structure
    上下结构
    偏旁 parts
    宀豕
    形旁 meaning
    宀
    声旁 sound
    豕
    Practise writing 家this character

    Trace 家, then write it from memory. Each stage is passed five times.

    Writing drills that include 家: HSK 1 vocabulary, part 2: writing drill 4 of 9, HSK 3 vocabulary, part 1: writing drill 2 of 11, HSK 4 vocabulary, part 5: writing drill 2 of 9 and 47 more.

    Easy to confuse with 家

    Potential verbal descriptions

    • 国(guó)家(jiā)的(de)家(jiā) guójiā de jiā ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄐㄧㄚ
    • 宝(bǎo)盖(gài)头(tóu)的(de)家(jiā) bǎo gài tóu de jiā ㄅㄠˇ ㄍㄞˋ ㄊㄡˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄐㄧㄚ

    Words with 家

    Starting with 家

    All 136 words starting with 家

    Ending with 家

    All 303 words ending with 家

    Containing 家

    • 国家级 guójiājí national-level
    • 土家族 tǔjiāzú Tujia ethnic group
    • 一家人 yījiārén whole family
    • 恩施土家族苗族自治州 ēnshītǔjiāzúmiáozúzìzhìzhōu Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Hubei Province 湖北省 húběishěng
    • 国家队 guójiāduì national team
    • 当家作主 dāngjiāzuòzhǔ be in charge in one's own house
    • 农家乐 nóngjiālè property providing rural accommodation
    • 温家宝 wēnjiābǎo Wen Jiabao (1942-), Premier of PRC from 2003-2013
    • 全家福 quánjiāfú hodgepodge
    • 出家人 chūjiārén monk
    • 长阳土家族自治县 chángyángtǔjiāzúzìzhìxiàn Changyang Tujia Autonomous County, in Yichang City 宜昌市 yíchāngshì, Hubei
    • 五峰土家族自治县 wǔfēngtǔjiāzúzìzhìxiàn Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County, in Yichang City 宜昌市 yíchāngshì, Hubei

    All 232 words containing 家

    Words with 家

    Starting with 家

    All 136 words starting with 家

    Ending with 家

    All 303 words ending with 家

    Containing 家

    • 國家級 guójiājí national-level
    • 土家族 tǔjiāzú Tujia ethnic group
    • 一家人 yījiārén whole family
    • 恩施土家族苗族自治州 ēnshītǔjiāzúmiáozúzìzhìzhōu Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in Hubei Province 湖北省 húběishěng
    • 國家隊 guójiāduì national team
    • 當家作主 dāngjiāzuòzhǔ be in charge in one's own house
    • 農家樂 nóngjiālè property providing rural accommodation
    • 溫家寶 wēnjiābǎo Wen Jiabao (1942-), Premier of PRC from 2003-2013
    • 全家福 quánjiāfú hodgepodge
    • 出家人 chūjiārén monk
    • 長陽土家族自治縣 chángyángtǔjiāzúzìzhìxiàn Changyang Tujia Autonomous County, in Yichang City 宜昌市 yíchāngshì, Hubei
    • 五峰土家族自治縣 wǔfēngtǔjiāzúzìzhìxiàn Wufeng Tujia Autonomous County, in Yichang City 宜昌市 yíchāngshì, Hubei

    All 232 words containing 家

    Example sentences and grammar articles using 家

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