家 home

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jiā

home

家 is a 10 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as jiā in the first tone.

In traditional Chinese the character 傢 may be used.

It is made up of the components 宀 (roof) and 豕 (pig).

19 stories have been written about this character — see all

the pig is under a roof, which makes it a home
by pls18

A home is a pig under the roof
by yanglaoshi

The pig lives in his house, under the roof.
by tshaver64

When I am at my house I cook bacon that comes from a pig
by freya

Gia (jiā) has a pig under the roof of her home.
by Casper07x

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We found 1 pronunciation for 家

Definitions for 家 pronounced as jiā

surname Jia
home
family
(polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
classifier for families or businesses
refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian
CL:個|个[ge4]
see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5]