夹

夾
jiā
#1,756 most
frequent character
clip, folder, press from both sides
verb
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

夹 is a short form of 夾. It first drew a person held by two others, meaning 'seized by two people.' That grew to 'press from both sides,' 'put between,' 'carry under the arm,' and 'mix.' Read jiá, it means 'double-layered.'

Drawn as: person grabbed by others

夹 as a component in other characters

meaning2 characters
峡挟
sound12 characters
侠峡狭陕颊挟惬荚郏浃蛱硖
picture1 character
铗

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Example Sentences

我用夹子夹住了文件。
wǒ yòng jiāzi jiā zhù le wénjiàn 。
I used a clip to hold the document.
请把这本书夹在桌子上。
qǐng bǎ zhè běn shūjiā zài zhuōzǐ shàng 。
Please place this book in between on the table.
她用手夹住了纸张。
tā yòng shǒu jiā zhù le zhǐzhāng 。
She pressed the paper with her hand.

Same Characters, Different Readings

夹jiá
variant of 夾|夹[jia2]
夹jiá
double-layered (quilt), lined (garment)
夹jià
Taiwan pr. used in 夾生|夹生[jia1 sheng1] and 夾竹桃|夹竹桃[jia1 zhu2 tao2]

Words with similar meanings

夹住jiāzhù
to hold tightly
More specific to the action of holding or gripping something securely.
夹起来jiāqǐlái
to clip together
Implies a more deliberate action of bringing items together with a clip.

Homophones

HSK 1
家jiā
home, family
加jiā
add, increase, put in
佳jiā
beautiful, fine, good
嘉jiā
excellent, auspicious, to praise

Words Starting With 夹

夹子jiā zi
clip; clamp; tongs; folder; wallet
夹杂jiā zá
to mix together (disparate substances); to mingle; a mix; to be tangled up with

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