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
Hundred Schools of Thought in ancient China
Xiejiaji District in Huainan, Anhui
Xiejiaji District in Huainan, Anhui
Xiejiaji District in Huainan, Anhui
Xiejiaji District in Huainan, Anhui
to comparison shop (idiom); comparison shopping
to comparison shop (idiom); comparison shopping
shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom)
shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom)
buyer; client
a novice making a fool of himself
a novice making a fool of himself
capitalist
seller
winner
winner
(of a wife) to visit one's parental home
go your own way; ignore what others say
follow your own path; ignore what others say
China's ruling elite; those in power
derogatory: those in power in China
to run away from home
to run away from home