jiā

HSK 5
common
verb
noun

Meaning of

夹 means to clamp; to grip; to hold between two parts; to hold under the arm. Pronounced jiā. HSK 5.

  • to clamp; to grip; to hold between two parts
  • to hold under the arm
  • to be situated between; to insert

Character Info

Radical
Strokes6
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Qǐnɡ
yònɡ
kuài
zi
jiā
cài
 

Please use chopsticks to pick up food.

yònɡ
qián
zi
jiā
zhù
le
shāo
hónɡ
de
tiě
 

He clamped the red-hot iron with pliers.

Jiá
zi
zhǐ
zhānɡ
láo
láo
jiā
zhù
le
 

The夹子 firmly held the papers.

yònɡ
shǒu
zhǐ
jiā
zhù
le
dié
 

She held the butterfly between her fingers.

Zhè
ɡe
zhuānɡ
zhì
jiā
zhù
tónɡ
xiǎo
de
 

This device can clamp objects of different sizes.