Memory phrase for the character: 夹

夹

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Meaning squeezed in, wedged between, middle layer (to sandwich)

Pronunciation

jiā, jiá

Explanation

Husband 夫 and two persons 丷 (=人) on the sides, which squeeze in. (It was traditional 夾)

Mnemonic
 
The squeezed husband stands for being: squeezed in. (OR: He has squeezed sth. under his arms.)

Radicals

夫 husbandThe big 大 person with the extra 一 caring arms. (Further radicals with „person“ are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, lying , kneeling ⺈, skilled才, bending マ,卩 or slumped 㔾 person)
夹 squeeze in
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 Vocabulary

夹角 jiá jiǎo  the angle (between two lines)
鳄鱼夹 è yú jiā  crocodile clip; spring clip
晾衣夹 liàng yī jiā  clothes pin
晾衣夹 liàng yī jiā  

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