1. 夾

夾

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  • 1756th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 56 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
夾→
大从
2Radical
夾→
大big从N/A
3Graphical
夾→
人一从

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.

Appears In

夾 also appears in:
筴翜頰莢陜郟綊

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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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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