jiā = ji + a1
to press from either side / to place in between / to sandwich / to carry sth under armpit / wedged between / between / to intersperse / to mix / to mingle / clip / folder / Taiwan pr. [jia2]
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jiá = ji + a2
double-layered / lined (garment)
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jià = ji + a4
Taiwan pr. used in 夾生|夹生[jia1 sheng1] and 夾竹桃|夹竹桃[jia1 zhu2 tao2]
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How to pronounce 夾

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.

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+ a1 final

In front of the ashram.

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= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

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+ a2 final

In the ashram’s kitchen.

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= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

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+ a4 final

In the ashram’s bathroom.

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夾 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
dài = d + ai4
see 大夫[dai4 fu5]
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= d + a4
big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
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from / through / via / to follow / to obey / to engage in (an activity) / never (in negative sentence) / (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
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Characters with 夾 as component

jiá = ji + a2
variant of 夾|夹[jia2]
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Words with 夾

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clamp / fixture (machining)
to cut into a line / queue-jumping
(coll.) to induce an abortion (Tw)

Sentences with 夾

夾 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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jiā / jiá / jià

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