jiā

house, home, residence; family

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

WORDS

chǎng jiā factory; factory owners
qǐ jiā to start out by; to grow an enterprise beginning with; to begin one's career by
畜 jiā chù domestic animal; livestock; cattle
dāng jiā to manage the household; to be the one in charge of the family; to call the shots; to be in charge
思想 sī xiǎng jiā thinker
分析 fēn xī jiā (political) analyst
歌唱 gē chàng jiā singer
fā jiā to lay down a family fortune; to get rich; to become prosperous
kān jiā to look after the house; (of skill, ability) special; outstanding
人 yī jiā rén household; the whole family
常菜 jiā cháng cài home cooking
dōng jiā master (i.e. employer); landlord; boss
qìng jia parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law; relatives by marriage
回老 huí lǎo jiā to go back to one's roots; to return to one's native place; by ext. to join one's ancestors (i.e. to die)
级 guó jiā jí (administrative) national-level
zhù jiā residence; household; to reside
fēn jiā to separate and live apart; division of a large family into smaller groups
业 jiā yè family property
谱 jiā pǔ genealogy; family tree
nóng jiā School of Agriculture, school of thought of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC); peasant family
空想 kōng xiǎng jiā impractical dreamer
美食 měi shí jiā gourmet
境 jiā jìng family financial situation; family circumstances
指挥 zhǐ huī jiā conductor (music)
发展中国 fā zhǎn zhōng guó jiā developing country