故家

old and respected family / family whose members have been officials from generation to generation

happening / instance / reason / cause / intentional / former / old / friend / therefore / hence / (of people) to die, dead

see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5]

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]

descended from an old family