jiā

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Word · Noun · VerbTraditional梜

chopsticks; clamp; pincer

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Meanings

3 senses · 3 examples
1.

noun

chopsticks

archaic

An ancient term for chopsticks; modern term is '筷子' (kuài zi).

Gǔ古
shū书
zhōng中
suǒ所
shuō说
de的
 “
jiā梜
 ”
 ，
jiù就
shì是
xiàn现
zài在
de的
kuài筷
zi子
 。

The 'jiā' mentioned in ancient texts are what we now call chopsticks.

2.

noun

clamp; pincer; tongs

archaic

Refers to a tool for holding or picking up objects.

Tā他
yòng用
tiě铁
jiā梜
jiā夹
qǐ起
le了
shāo烧
hóng红
de的
mù木
tàn炭
 。

He used iron tongs to pick up the red-hot charcoal.

3.

verb

to hold with a clamp; to pinch

archaic

The verbal sense derived from the noun.

Qǐng请
bǎ把
nà那
zhāng张
zhǐ纸
jiā梜
zhù住
 。

Please clamp that piece of paper.