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家 jiā — “family, home”

How to write and say the Chinese character 家 (jiā), which means family, home — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Family & people.

Stroke order笔顺

家 is written with 10 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):

The story behind it字源小故事

A roof 宀 with a 豕 (pig) sheltered beneath it — a home.

A common word常用词

Example sentence例句

This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.