Character

家

jiā HSK 1
家 jiā HSK 1
  • 1. family; household as a social unit based on marriage and kinship
  • 2. home; the dwelling place of a family
  • 3. one of the parties in a relative relationship
  • 4. humble prefix used when referring to one's own senior or elder relatives to others
  • 5. expert; person with specialized knowledge or rich practical experience in a field
  • 6. domesticated; artificially raised or cultivated (opposite of 野)
  • 7. academic school of thought
  • 8. (dial.) tame; domesticated through breeding
  • 9. household engaged in a certain trade or of a certain status
  • 10. measure word for families or enterprises
  • 11. base of operations; office (as opposed to working in the field)
  • 12. person or family with a certain relationship to oneself
  • 13. a surname
Words using 家 as jiā (43)
Structure & writing
家 jiā — family; household as a social unit based on marriage and kinship
家 is a component in 2 characters

consists of

1 宀 mián — roof/house radical, shelter
宀 is a component in 48 characters
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