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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- jia1
- English meanings
- family, household, home, house
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 宀; bottom 豕.
Meaning & sound clues
宀 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “roof”.
豕 is identified as the sound component (shǐ). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 家.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
good
good; beautiful
fake
add
excellent; praise
mix
marry (of a woman)
measure word (general)
first
crops; sow grain
cheek
sail
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 一家人
- 专家
- 人家
- 作家
- 倾家荡产
- 儒家
- 全家
- 千家万户
- 厂家
- 回家
- 国家
- 在家
- 大家
- 大家庭
- 好家伙
- 家乡
- 家人
- 家伙
- 家具
- 家务
- 家喻户晓
- 家园
- 家境
- 家家户户
- 家属
- 家庭
- 家政
- 家教
- 家族
- 家用
- 家电
- 家禽
- 家里
- 家长
- 成家
- 挨家挨户
- 搬家
- 无家可归
- 独家
- 画家
- 私家车
- 管家
- 老人家
- 老家
- 行家
- 赢家
- 输家