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家 is also the simplified spelling of 傢.

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家

Mandarin · pinyin jiā

Meanings

  1. home
  2. family
  3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
  4. classifier for families or businesses
  5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
  6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian
  7. Classifier: 個 gè
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家
jiā · house, home, residence; family
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1 · jia1

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gaa1 · gu1 · ze1

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character · Etymology 1

  1. home
  2. family; household (Classifier: 頭／头 c)
  3. (polite, for family member) my
  4. domesticated; domestic
  5. Classifier for families, businesses and companies.
  6. school of thought; philosophical school
  7. (historical, obsolete) fief of ministers or senior officials
  8. Suffix denoting a person with a certain occupation or social standing. -er
  9. Suffix denoting specialist in a certain activity or field. -ist; -er
  10. (in a game) party; side
  11. Suffix used after a noun to specify a type of person.
  12. a surname

character · Etymology 1

  1. (Southern Min) only used in 家己 (ka-kī)

character · Etymology 1

  1. (Southern Min) only used in 私家

character · Etymology 4

  1. only used in 大家 (dàgū)

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家 · jia1
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Exact source record家 家 [jia1] /home/family/(polite) my (sister, uncle etc)/classifier for families or businesses/refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China/noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian/CL:個|个[ge4]/