Memory phrase for the character: 家

家



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Meaning

household, family, businesses, specialist

Pronunciation

 jiā

Explanation

 Top: a roof 宀, bottom: a pig 豕 (see: 豚)

Mnemonic
 
Under the roof is the pig part of the: household.

Radicals

家 householdIf you keep a pig 豕 under a roof 宀, this forms a household.
宀 roof
豕 pigThe zodiac boar is 亥
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 Vocabulary

人家 rén jia  other people; sb else; he, she or they; I, me, myself (as "one" or "people")
画家 huà jiā  painter
到家 dào jiā  perfect; excellent; brought to the utmost degree
思想家 sī xiǎng jiā  a thinker
回家 huí jiā  to return home
发展中国家 fā zhǎn zhōng guó jiā  developing country
百家争鸣 bǎi jiā zhēng míng  a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
搬家 bān jiā  to move house; removal
唐家璇 Táng Jiā xuán  Tang Jiaxuan (1938-), politician and diplomat
家喻户晓 jiā yù hù xiǎo  understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name
艺术家 yì shù jiā  artist
艺术家 yì shù jiā  

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