Explore in 3D3D

家

jiā

home; family

Traditional 傢
HSK 3.0 · Level 1 HSK 2.0 · Level 1 nounmeasure word Explore in 3D3D

Ancient forms

3 forms
  1. Oracle boneShang
  2. BronzeWestern Zhou
  3. Small sealQin–Han

Glyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Meaning

jiā jia1
家
  1. home
  2. family
  3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
  4. classifier for families or businesses
  5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
  6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian
傢
  1. used in 家伙 and 家俱
Measure word: 个

Example sentences

HSK words with 家 · 24 of 49

Measure word for · 16 of 27

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