家

Traditional: 傢
jiā
Dictionary entry
used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]

What does 家 mean?

家 (jiā) has 2 dictionary entries or readings.

1used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]
2home
3family
4(polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
5classifier for families or businesses
6refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
7noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian
8CL:個|个[ge4]

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How to pronounce 家

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