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 leave home (to become a Buddhist monk or nun)
whole family; entire household
diplomat
women (in general)
to get married and start a career (idiom); to settle down
a strategist
educationalist
a member of the same clan
to return home
preceding player (in a game)
enemy (idiom); opponent; arch-enemy
henchman; counselor of king or feudal warlord
proprietor of a shop or restaurant; shop; landlord
housewife (jocularly); busybody
Daoist school of thought; Daoism
connoisseur; fan; appreciative person
guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
stray dog (idiom)
furniture; utensils
letter (to or from) home
every household; each and every family (idiom)
domestic electric appliance
petty; small-minded
home-loving; to feel a strong attachment to home life
investor