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CHINESE CHARACTER

jiā

夹

夹

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mix

Numbered pinyin
jia1
English meanings
press from both sides, place in between, mix, mingle, intersperse, carry secretly

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Overlapping structure

Overlapping arrangement: first part 夫; second part 丷.

  • First part

    夫
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  • Second part

    丷

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿻夫丷

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    jiā夹cài菜。

    Pick up food.

  2. 02

    jiā夹zi子。

    A clip.

  3. 03

    jiā夹zhù住。

    Clip it.

  4. 04

    yòng用kuàizi筷子jiā夹。

    Pick up with chopsticks.

  5. 05

    jiā夹zài在zhōngjiān中间。

    Squeezed in between.

  6. 06

    bǎ把zhǐ纸jiā夹hǎo好。

    Clip the paper.

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