袈

jiā
#4,811 most
frequent character
used in 袈裟[jia1sha1]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

袈 has 衣 clothing as the meaning part and 加 as the sound part. It first meant the kasaya, a Buddhist monk's robe.

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Homophones

HSK 1
家jiā
home, family
加jiā
add, increase, put in
夹jiā
clip, folder, press from both sides
佳jiā
beautiful, fine, good
嘉jiā
excellent, auspicious, to praise

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