家 (jiā): Family — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Readings & Meanings

家has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

jiājia

n. (名)

family; homeHSK1

n./mw. (名、量、后缀)

family; homeHSK 3.0 L1

Stroke Order Diagrams 家

Character Breakdown

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家=宀roof/house+豕pig

A pig (豕) under a roof (宀) — a home where livestock is kept.

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HSK Vocabulary: 家

HSK words that contain this character.

大家

dà jiā

everybody

HSK 2

国家

guó jiā

country

HSK 3

作家

zuò jiā

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 家 is used in context

tā他

jiā家

yǒu有

sān三

kǒu口

rén人

。

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There are three people in his family.

wǒ我

měi每

nián年

dōu都

huì会

huí回

yí一

cì次

jiā家

xiāng乡

。

I return to my hometown once every year.

wǒ我

de的

jiā家

zài在

Běi北

jīng京

。

My home is in Beijing.

wǒ我

de的

jiā家

tíng庭

yǒu有

wǔ五

kǒu口

rén人

。

My family has five members.

zhè这

ge个

fáng房

jiān间

de的

jiā家

jù具

hěn很

piào漂

liang亮

。

The furniture in this room is very beautiful.

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