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

chū jiā to leave home (to become a Buddhist monk or nun)
hé jiā whole family; entire household
外交 wài jiāo jiā diplomat
女人 nǚ rén jia women (in general)
立业 chéng jiā lì yè to get married and start a career (idiom); to settle down; to establish oneself
战略 zhàn lüè jiā a strategist
教育 jiào yù jiā educationalist
běn jiā a member of the same clan; a distant relative with the same family name
fǎn jiā to return home
shàng jiā preceding player (in a game)
对头 yuān jiā duì tóu enemy (idiom); opponent; arch-enemy
臣 jiā chén counselor of king or feudal warlord; henchman
diàn jiā proprietor of a shop or restaurant; landlord; shop
婆 guǎn jiā pó housewife (jocularly); female housekeeper of a higher rank (old); busybody
dào jiā Daoist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), based on the teachings of Laozi or Lao-tze 老子[Lao3 zi3] (c. 500 BC-) and Zhuangzi 庄子 (369-286 BC)
鉴赏 jiàn shǎng jiā connoisseur; appreciative person; fan
卫国 bǎo jiā wèi guó guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
之犬 sàng jiā zhī quǎn stray dog (idiom)
什 jiā shi utensils; furniture
信 jiā xìn letter (to or from) home
户户 jiā jiā hù hù each and every family (idiom); every household
用电器 jiā yòng diàn qì domestic electric appliance
子气 xiǎo jiā zi qì petty; small-minded
liàn jiā home-loving; to feel a strong attachment to home life; to begrudge being away from home
投资 tóu zī jiā investor