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jiā = ji + a1
see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5]
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jiā = ji + a1
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]
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How to pronounce 家

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ a1 final

In front of the ashram.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

家 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
mián = mi + an2
"roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]
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shǐ = sh + Ø3
hog / swine
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Characters with 家 as component

jiā = ji + a1
see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5]
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jià = ji + a4
to sow grain / (farm) crop
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jià = ji + a4
(of a woman) to marry / to marry off a daughter / to shift (blame etc)
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Words with 家

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everyone / influential family / great expert
household dish, implement or furniture / domestic animal / (coll.) guy / chap / weapon
variant of 家伙[jia1 huo5]

Sentences with 家

men
zài
jiā
hǎo
hǎo
cāo
liàn

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