HSK 1

(jiā): house, home, residence

jiā

house, home, residence

Pinyin

jiā

HSK Level

Level 1

Characters

1

English Meaning

house, home, residence

How to Write (jiā)

is written in 10 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of

A phono-semantic compound: 宀 (roof) carries the meaning, and 豕 hints at the pronunciation.

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

roof
pig, boar

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

专家

zhuānjiā

人家

rénjia

作家

zuòjiā

儒家

rújiā

国家

guójiā

大家

dàjiā

家伙

jiāhuo

家具

jiājù

家务

jiāwù

家属

jiāshǔ

家常

jiācháng

家乡

jiāxiāng

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