jiā

house, home, residence; family

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DEFINITIONS

家 jiā
  • see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5]
  • 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
  • CL:個|个[ge4]

STROKES

家 stroke order diagram
家 stroke order animation

WORDS

军事 jūn shì jiā military expert; general
shǒu jiā first (hotel of its type, store of its type etc)
之主 yī jiā zhī zhǔ master of the house; family head
丁宠庭 dīng chǒng jiā tíng double income family who have pets rather than children (see also 丁克[ding1 ke4])
丁寵庭 dīng chǒng jiā tíng double income family who have pets rather than children (see also 丁克[ding1 ke4])
村 sān jiā cūn lit. village of three households; name of essay column in Beijing newspaper from 1961-1966, written by Deng Tuo 鄧拓|邓拓, Wu Han 吳晗|吴晗 and Liao Mosha 廖沫沙, criticized as anti-party during the Cultural Revolution
不是一人不进一门 bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom); marriages are predestined; people marry because they share common traits
不是一人不進一門 bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom); marriages are predestined; people marry because they share common traits
不是冤不聚头 bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu destiny will make enemies meet (idiom); (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不是冤不聚頭 bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu destiny will make enemies meet (idiom); (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不当不知柴米贵 bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
不當不知柴米貴 bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
世禄之 shì lù zhī jiā family with hereditary emoluments
世祿之 shì lù zhī jiā family with hereditary emoluments
丢到 diū dào jiā to lose (face) utterly
丟到 diū dào jiā to lose (face) utterly
中国作协会 zhōng guó zuò jiā xié huì China Writers Association (CWA)
中國作協會 zhōng guó zuò jiā xié huì China Writers Association (CWA)
中国国博物馆 zhōng guó guó jiā bó wù guǎn National Museum of China
中國國博物館 zhōng guó guó jiā bó wù guǎn National Museum of China
中国国原子能机构 zhōng guó guó jiā yuán zǐ néng jī gòu China Atomic Energy Agency (CAEA)
中國國原子能機構 zhōng guó guó jiā yuán zǐ néng jī gòu China Atomic Energy Agency (CAEA)
中国国地震局 zhōng guó guó jiā dì zhèn jú China earthquake administration (CEA); State seismological bureau
中國國地震局 zhōng guó guó jiā dì zhèn jú China earthquake administration (CEA); State seismological bureau
中国国环保局 zhōng guó guó jiā huán bǎo jú PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA)