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家jiā, jia, jie

home; family; household

Home, family, and household senses stay on one page.

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WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE

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Pieces are shown with their documented or clearly limited role; the whole glyph remains the standard form.

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WHOLE CHARACTER

家jiā, jia, jie

home; family; household

Home, family, and household senses stay on one page.

宀 supports the shelter idea; the lower part is described structurally without claiming an unverified story.

MEANING

宀mián

covered house; shelter

Often called the roof component. Its dictionary meaning concerns a covered house; its role in this character is shown below.

In 家: meaning Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

STRUCTURAL

豕shǐ

pig

An old character for a pig. Recognizing this component does not by itself establish a historical story about the whole character.

In 家: structural Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.

jiāTone 1
  • home; family
  • specialist; school of thought
  • 回家huíjiāto go home
jiaTone neutralneutral-tone usage
  • suffix for a kind of person
  • 老人家lǎorénjiaold person; polite term
jieTone neutraldialect/classical usage
  • suffix equivalent to 价

No common modern word is offered for this reading; the dictionary sense remains in Sources.

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