家 傢
jiā
HSK level: HSK 1
Meaning
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; used in 家伙 jiā huo and 家俱 jiā jù
Measure word: 个
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Characters
Examples
他不在家。
Tā bù zài jiā.
He's not home.
我家很大。
Wǒ jiā hěn dà.
My house is big.
那是他家。
Nà shi tā jiā.
That's his house.
Words with this character
大家 dà jiā everyone国家 guó jiā country回家 huí jiā to return home家庭 jiā tíng family家里 jiā lǐ home专家 zhuān jiā expert家人 jiā rén family member家伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture人家 rén jiā household在家 zài jiā to be at home家长 jiā zhǎng head of a household家族 jiā zú family作家 zuò jiā author科学家 kē xué jiā scientist家具 jiā jù furniture家乡 jiā xiāng hometown全家 quán jiā whole family家属 jiā shǔ family member家园 jiā yuán home老家 lǎo jiā native place独家 dú jiā exclusive画家 huà jiā painter搬家 bān jiā to move house