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ㄐㄧㄚ

jiā

clasp

夹 is a 6 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as jiā in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as jiá, or jià.

In traditional Chinese the characters or may be used instead.

It is made up of the components (husband) and (eight).

  • ㄐㄧㄚ

    jiā

    clasp

    • ㄈㄨ

      husband

    • ㄅㄚ

      eight

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Pronunciation

We found 3 pronunciations for 夹

jiā
jiá
jià

Definitions for 夹 pronounced as jiā

  • to press from either side
  • to place in between
  • to sandwich
  • to carry sth under armpit
  • wedged between
  • between
  • to intersperse
  • to mix
  • to mingle
  • clip
  • folder
  • Taiwan pr. [jia2]

Definitions for 夹 pronounced as jiá

  • double-layered
  • lined (garment)
  • variant of 夾|夹[jia2]

Definitions for 夹 pronounced as jià

  • Taiwan pr. used in 夾生|夹生[jia1 sheng1] and 夾竹桃|夹竹桃[jia1 zhu2 tao2]

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