• 1756th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 56 words
  • Component in 12 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiā (jia1)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
2. jiá (jia2)double-layered • lined (garment)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

夹克 (夾克)
夹子 (夾子)
夹杂 (夾雜)
雨夹雪 (雨夾雪)

Uncommon

夹层 (夾層)
夹带 (夾帶)
夹心 (夾心)
夹击 (夾擊)
夹板 (夾板)
夹生 (夾生)
夹生饭 (夾生飯)
夹紧 (夾緊)
夹缝 (夾縫)
夹角 (夾角)
收藏夹 (收藏夾)
文件夹 (文件夾)
皮夹 (皮夾)
钱夹 (錢夾)
发夹 (髮夾)

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  • 735th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 257 words
  • Component in 32 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jué (Jue2)surname Jue
2. jiǎo (jiao3)angle • corner • horn • horn-shaped • unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan • CL:個|个[ge4]
3. jué (jue2)role (theater) • to compete • ancient three legged wine vessel • third note of pentatonic scale

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiǎo (jiao3)The component is pronounced as 'jiǎo' (jiao3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for jiǎo (jiao3)The component is pronounced as 'jué' (jue2). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for jué (jue2)The component is pronounced as 'jiǎo' (jiao3). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for jué (jue2)The component is pronounced as 'jué' (jue2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

主角 
角度 
角色 
角落 

Uncommon

三角 
三角形 
三角洲 
八角 
勾心斗角 (勾心鬥角)
口角 
崭露头角 (嶄露頭角)
旺角 
死角 
海角 
墙角 (牆角)
牛角 
独角戏 (獨角戲)
眼角 
棱角 (稜角)
豆角 (荳角)
号角 (號角)
视角 (視角)
角膜 
角质 (角質)
角逐 
转角 (轉角)
配角 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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