Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
家 puts 宀 building above 豕, which was once 𢑓 and gave the sound. The first meaning was 'residence, dwelling'. It grew to 'home', 'family', and 'school of thought', then to a follower of such a school or a specialist. It also means 'furniture', written 傢.
Drawn as: building
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