1. 夹
  2. 紧

夹

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

Decomposition

1Once
夹→
夫丷
2Radical
夹→
人human二two丷eight/divide
3Graphical
夹→
人二丷

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

夹 also appears in:
侠峡狭陕颊挟荚郏浃蛱硖铗

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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紧

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Previous (答)Next (黄)
  • 560th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 78 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
紧→
No glyph available糸
2Radical
紧→
丨line丨line又right hand糸silk
3Graphical
紧→
丨丨㇇㇏㇛丶亅八

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jǐn (jin3)tight • strict • close at hand • near • urgent • tense • hard up • short of money • to tighten

Pronunciation Clues

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Example Words

Common

紧张 (緊張)
赶紧 (趕緊)

Uncommon

抓紧 (抓緊)
收紧 (收緊)
紧密 (緊密)
紧急 (緊急)
紧握 (緊握)
紧凑 (緊湊)
紧紧 (緊緊)
紧绷 (緊繃)
紧要 (緊要)
紧跟 (緊跟)
紧迫 (緊迫)
要紧 (要緊)

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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.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.