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

宋四 sòng sì jiā four famous Song calligraphers, namely: Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼[Su1 Shi4], Huang Tingjian 黃庭堅|黄庭坚[Huang2 Ting2 jian1], Mi Fu 米芾[Mi3 Fu2] and Cai Xiang 蔡襄[Cai4 Xiang1]
官宦人 guān huàn rén jiā family of a functionary (i.e. educated middle class in Qing times)
guān jiā emperor; government; official
yí jiā IKEA, Swedish furniture retailer
kè jiā Hakka ethnic group, a subgroup of the Han that in the 13th century migrated from northern China to the south
人 kè jiā rén Hakka people
话 kè jiā huà Hakka dialect
話 kè jiā huà Hakka dialect
语 kè jiā yǔ Hakka (a Chinese dialect)
語 kè jiā yǔ Hakka (a Chinese dialect)
世寒微 jiā shì hán wēi to be of humble origin (idiom)
主 jiā zhǔ head of a household
佣 jiā yōng domestic helper
傭 jiā yōng domestic helper
传 jiā chuán handed down in a family; family traditions
傳 jiā chuán handed down in a family; family traditions
传 jiā zhuàn family history (as a literary genre)
傳 jiā zhuàn family history (as a literary genre)
僮 jiā tóng servant
儿 jiā ér (old) child, particularly referring to the son who resembles his father
兒 jiā ér (old) child, particularly referring to the son who resembles his father
八哥 jiā bā gē (bird species of China) common myna (Acridotheres tristis)
公 jiā gōng head of a family; (polite) my father; (polite) my grandfather; your esteemed father
務 jiā wù household duties; housework
叔 jiā shū (polite) my uncle (father's younger brother)