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茄

jiā/qié

phonetic character used in loanwords for the sound "jia", although 夹 (jiá) is more common

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Ancient forms

1 form

Small sealQin–Han

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Meaning

jiā as in 茄克 jia1

phonetic character used in loanwords for the sound "jia", although 夹 jiá is more common

qié as in 番茄 qie2

eggplant

Example sentences

yángé 严格 de 地 jiǎng 讲 , fānqié 番茄 shì 是 shuǐguǒ 水果。

Strictly speaking, the tomato is a fruit.
tā 他 zài 在 tā 他 de 的 huāyuán 花园 zhòng 种 fānqié 番茄。

He grows tomatoes in his garden.
wǒ 我 xǐhuan 喜欢 qiézi 茄子。

I like eggplant.
tā 他 zài 在 tā 他 de 的 huāyuán 花园 lǐ 里 zhòng 种 le 了 fānqié 蕃茄。

He planted tomatoes in his garden.

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