家 — Chinese character
家
jiā
house, home, residence; family
- Pinyin
- jiā
- Radical
- 40 ⼧ (Roof)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 宀 豕
- Formation
- pictophonetic — roof; meaning component 宀; sound component 豕
- Traditional
- 傢
- Japanese
- 家 as a kanji
Common words with 家
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 国家 (國家) | guó jiā | country; nation; state |
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone; influential family |
| 家庭 | jiā tíng | family; household; 户 (hù) |
| 专家 (專家) | zhuān jiā | expert; specialist |
| 作家 | zuò jiā | author; 个 (gè),位 (wèi) |
| 回家 | huí jiā | to return home |
| 一家 | yī jiā | the whole family; the same family |
| 家里 (家裡) | jiā lǐ | home |
| 家人 | jiā rén | family member; (old) servant |
| 家族 | jiā zú | family; clan |
| 家长 (家長) | jiā zhǎng | head of a household; family head |
| 科学家 (科學家) | kē xué jiā | scientist |
English words written with 家
家 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 5 · Analects 11 · Art of War 6 · I Ching 9 · Mencius 31 · Zhuangzi 25 · Great Learning 19 · Doctrine of the Mean 7
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 18
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 54
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 57
- Analects 3.2
- Analects 5.7
- Analects 12.2
- Analects 12.20
- Analects 16.1
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