HanTrace

家

jiā
HSK 13 readings

“Home” in Chinese is 家 (jiā).

Other characters with the syllable jia: see all 16 →

Meaning

  • home
  • family
  • (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
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  • classifier for families or businesses
  • 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
  • used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]

Example

你去过哪些国家？

Which countries have you visited?

From 国家 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

  • jiāused in 傢伙|家伙 and 傢俱|家俱 / home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / 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
  • jiasuffix for a specialist in a field (e.g. 科学家 scientist)

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Words containing 家

国家guójiācountry; nation; stateHSK 1回家huí jiāto return homeHSK 1家里jiā lihomeHSK 1家人jiārénfamily memberHSK 1在家zàijiāto be at homeHSK 1大家dàjiāeveryoneHSK 2画家huàjiāpainterHSK 2家庭jiātíngfamily; householdHSK 2

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1八bāeightHSK 1爸bàfatherHSK 1吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1百bǎihundredHSK 1班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1半bànhalfHSK 1帮bāngto helpHSK 1包bāoto coverHSK 1

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