夹

裌

jiá

#1,756 most

frequent character

variant of 夾|夹[jia2]

Character breakdown

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

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Same Characters, Different Readings

夹jiā

clip, folder, press from both sides

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]

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