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夹
裌
jiá
1. variant of [[夾|夹<jiá>]]
Very Common • Top 3%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

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

Compound Words (20)

夹克
jiākè
jacket (loanword)
夹具
jiājù
clamp
夹子
jiāzi
clip
HSK 5
夹层
jiācéng
interval between two layers
夹带
jiādài
to carry within it
夹心
jiāxīn
to fill with stuffing (e.g. in cooking)
夹批
jiāpī
critical annotations between the lines
夹持
jiāchí
to clamp
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
夹棍
jiāgùn
leg vise (torture instrument)
夹江
Jiājiāng
Jiajiang county in Leshan [[樂山|乐山<Lèshān>]], Sichuan
夹生
jiāshēng
half-cooked
夹当
jiādāng
crucial moment
夹盘
jiāpán
chuck (for a drill etc)
夹紧
jiājǐn
to clamp
夹缝
jiāfèng
crack
夹袄
jiáǎo
lined jacket

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
jiá
double-layered / lined (garment)
夹
jià
Taiwan pr. used in [[夾生|夹生<jiāshēng>]] and [[夾竹桃|夹竹桃<jiāzhútáo>]]

Metadata

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

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