夹
夾jià
#1,756 most
frequent character
Taiwan pr. used in 夾生|夹生[jia1 sheng1] and 夾竹桃|夹竹桃[jia1 zhu2 tao2]
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
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