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

chāo jiā to search a house and confiscate possessions
常 lā jiā cháng to talk or chat about ordinary daily life
chí jiā to housekeep; housekeeping
书法 shū fǎ jiā calligrapher
法学 fǎ xué jiā jurist; member of the pre-Han legalist school
灯火 wàn jiā dēng huǒ (of a city etc) ablaze with lights
万贯财 wàn guàn jiā cái vast wealth
fó jiā Buddhism; Buddhist
勤俭持 qín jiǎn chí jiā hardworking and thrifty in running one's household
吉野 jí yě jiā Yoshinoya (Japanese fast food chain)
nǚ jiā bride's family (in marriage)
丁 jiā dīng (old) servant hired to keep guard, run errands etc
奴 jiā nú domestic slave; slave servant
乐福 jiā lè fú Carrefour, French supermarket chain
老 jiā lǎo (old) a senior in one's household
蝇 jiā yíng house fly
长制 jiā zhǎng zhì patriarchal system
戏剧 xì jù jiā dramatist; playwright
tàn jiā to make a trip home
改革 gǎi gé jiā reformer
生态学 shēng tài xué jiā ecologist
姓 bǎi jiā xìng The Book of Family Names, anonymous Song dynasty reading primer listing 438 surnames
编辑 biān jí jiā editor; compiler
liáng jiā good family; innocent people
miáo jiā see 苗族[Miao2 zu2]