架(jià)

HSK 39 strokes

to support

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Character information

Pinyin
jià
Meaning
to support; frame; rack; framework; classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 架 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱加木

In this compound, the meaning comes from 木 (wood); 加 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

加jiā木mù

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 架 step by step

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

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Words with 架

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

chǎo吵jià架
HSK 3

to quarrel

Open 吵架 page →
shū书jià架
HSK 3

bookshelf

Open 书架 page →
dǎ打jià架
HSK 5

to fight

Open 打架 page →
jià架shì势
HSK 7-9

attitude

Open 架势 page →
jià架zi子
HSK 7-9

shelf

Open 架子 page →
shàng上jià架

to put goods on shelves; (of a product) to be available for sale

Open 上架 page →
xià下jià架

to take down from the shelves (e.g. a contaminated product)

Open 下架 page →
kēi剋jià架

to scuffle; to come to blows

Open 剋架 page →

Related characters

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专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 架’s common words

吵书打势子上下剋

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