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jiā

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jiā Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiā | jia1
English translation
stubborn, obstinate, intransigent

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About jiā

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

jiā

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

person

Etymology of jiā

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

亻家

Semantic compound

rén

Phonetic compound

jiā

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. gài represents the meaning and shǐ represents the sound.

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Words with jiā

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
jiā home jiā
大家 dàjiā everyone大家 dàjiā
国家 guójiā country國家
家伙 jiāhuo chap家伙 jiāhuo
回家 huí jiā to return home回家 huí jiā
家庭 jiātíng family家庭 jiātíng
家里 jiā lǐ home家裡
专家 zhuānjiā expert專家
家人 jiā rén household家人 jiā rén
人家 rénjiā household人家 rénjiā
家族 jiā zú family家族 jiā zú
家长 jiā zhǎng family head家長
作家 zuòjiā author作家 zuòjiā
科学家 kē xué jiā scientist科學家
玩家 wán jiā player (of a game)玩家 wán jiā
艺术家 yì shù jiā artist藝術家
家具 jiājù furniture家具 jiājù
家乡 jiāxiāng hometown家鄉
家属 jiāshǔ family member家屬
全家 quán jiā whole family全家 quán jiā
厂家 chǎng jiā factory廠家
国家队 guó jiā duì the national team國家隊
企业家 qǐ yè jiā entrepreneur企業家

jiā Decomposition & Compounds

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