家 (jiā)

home/family/surname Jia

How 家 is written

Strokes
10
Radical
宀 — roof
Traditional
家
Simplified
家 (unchanged)

Components

  • 宀 roof
  • 豕 pig

Common words using 家

回家 huíjiā
to return home
大家 dàjiā
everyone; influential family; great expert
玩家 wánjiā
player (of computer games)
人家 rénjiā
household; dwelling; family
作家 zuòjiā
author; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
冤家 yuānjiā
enemy; foe; in opera, sweetheart or destined love
到家 dàojiā
perfect; excellent; brought to the utmost degree
合家 héjiā
whole family; entire household
國家 guójiā
country; nation; state
娘家 niángjia
married woman's parents' home
宜家 yíjiā
IKEA (Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnaryd), Scandinavian-style furniture store
家人 jiārén
household; (one's) family

家 in a sentence

我想回家休息。

Wǒ xiǎng huíjiā xiūxí.

“I want to go home and rest.”

How common is 家?

家 is the 56th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 32.1% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 家

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