jiā

home; family; classifier for families or businesses

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 56th character
Radical ⼧ (40.7)
Strokes 10
Index # 2099

Definitions

家 jiā
  1. 1. home
  2. 2. family
  3. 3. classifier for families or businesses
  4. 4. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian
  5. 5. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
  6. 6. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
  7. 7. see jiā huo
  8. 8. CL

Stroke order

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Words containing 家

Word Meaning
to be in charge; to call the shots; to manage the household
to be the master of one's own affairs
a patient and his family
virologist (person who studies viruses)
virologist (person who studies viruses)
pathologist
pathologist
mountaineer
to get rich; to become prosperous
developing country
inventor
developed nation
many schools of thought; many people or households
baccarat (loanword)
baccarat (loanword)
many ideas compete; schools of thought debate
many schools of thought contend; free debate
let many arts and ideas grow; free debate
let many arts bloom, many ideas compete
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines
the Royal Society (UK scientific academy)
the Royal Society (UK scientific academy)
Royal Navy (UK)
Royal Navy (UK)