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夹
夾
jiá
1. double-layered
2. lined (garment)
Very Common • Top 3%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

夹
jiā
to support; to be wedged between
HSK 5 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

钱夹
qiánjiā
wallet
夹道
jiādào
a narrow street (lined with walls)
衣夹
yījiā
clothespin
夹钳
jiāqián
tongs
夹杂
jiāzá
to mix together (disparate substances)
HSK 6
夹馅
jiāxiàn
stuffed (of food)
弹夹
dànjiā
ammunition clip
夹心
jiāxīn
to fill with stuffing (e.g. in cooking)
夹批
jiāpī
critical annotations between the lines
夹持
jiāchí
to clamp
皮夹
píjiā
wallet
纸夹
zhǐjiā
paperclip
缠夹
chánjiā
to annoy
夹击
jiājī
pincer attack
夹攻
jiāgōng
attack from two sides
夹断
jiāduàn
to nip (i.e. cut short)
夹板
jiābǎn
splint
夹子
jiāzi
clip
HSK 5
夹棍
jiāgùn
leg vise (torture instrument)
夹江
Jiājiāng
Jiajiang county in Leshan [[樂山|乐山<Lèshān>]], Sichuan

Alternate Entries

夹
jiā
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. <jiá>
夹
jià
Taiwan pr. used in [[夾生|夹生<jiāshēng>]] and [[夾竹桃|夹竹桃<jiāzhútáo>]]
夹
jiá
variant of [[夾|夹<jiá>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,757
Word Frequency Rank
2,778 of 84,292