夹(jiá)

HSK 56 strokesTrad. 夾
Readingsjiájiāgāxiá

to press from either side

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Character information

Pinyin
jiá / jiā / gā / xiá
Meaning
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]
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
夾

Origin & structure

Where 夹 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿻夫丷

A person 夫 stuck between two others 丷

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

夫fū丷bā

Parts are arranged overlaid.

Traditional form 夾: Two people 从 supporting someone 大 from either side

How to write 夹 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 夹

Common words using 夹 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bāo包jiá夹

to surround; to hem in; (sports) double-teaming

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jiā夹kè克

(loanword) jacket; also pr. [jia2 ke4]

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jiā夹jù具

clamp; fixture (machining)

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jiā夹qī七jiā夹bā八

completely mixed up

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jiā夹zi子

clip

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jiā夹céng层

hollow layer between two solid layers

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jiā夹dài带

to carry within it

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jiā夹xīn心

to fill with stuffing (e.g. in cooking)

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