(jiā)

8 strokes

(phonetic sound for Buddhist terms)

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
jiā
Meaning
(phonetic sound for Buddhist terms)
Strokes
8
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿺辶加

In this compound, the meaning comes from (walk); supplies the sound.

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

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

léngjiā

Lanka (old term for Sri Lanka, Ceylon)

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jiā

(loanword) yoga

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jiā

Sa'gya town and county, Tibetan: Sa skya, in Shigatse prefecture, central T…

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jiānán

Canaan (in Biblical Palestine)

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Buddha Kassapa (Pāli) or Kāśyapa (Skt) (one of the Buddhas of the past)

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shìjiā

Shakya, an ethnicity and clan of the northeast of South Asia to which the Buddha (Siddh…

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Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya)

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