家
家 (jiā) means “home”. It is made of 宀 + 豕 and has 10 strokes, and is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 家 into its parts
What 家 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖 mì — cover
- 豕 shǐ — pig
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 勿 wù — must not
- 勹 bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 宀 gives the meaning, 豕 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
家 stroke order
Example sentences
我家在北京。Wǒ jiā zài Běijīng.My home is in Beijing.
你家有几口人？Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?How many people are in your family?
Words with 家
- 国家guójiācountry
- 回家huíjiāto go home
- 家里jiālǐat home
- 家人jiārénfamily members
- 在家zàijiāat home
- 大家dàjiāeveryone
- 画家huàjiāpainter
- 家庭jiātíngfamily
- 家长jiāzhǎngparent (of a student)
- 全家quánjiāthe whole family
- 作家zuòjiāwriter
- 搬家bānjiāto move house
- 家具jiājùfurniture
- 家属jiāshǔfamily member
- 家乡jiāxiānghometown
- 专家zhuānjiāexpert
- 家务jiāwùhousework
- 老家lǎojiāhometown
- 人家rénjiaother people
- 家常jiāchánghome-style
- 家伙jiāhuoguy
- 家喻户晓jiāyùhùxiǎoknown to every household
- 儒家RújiāConfucianism
Also built with 宀
- 塞sāito stop up
- 字zìcharacter
- 宁níngcalm
- 它tāit
- 宅zháiresidence
- 宇yǔbuilding
- 守shǒuto guard
- 安ānsafe
- 完wánto finish
- 宏hónggreat
- 宗zōngancestry
- 官guānofficial
Quick facts
| Pinyin | jiā |
|---|---|
| Meaning | home; family; measure word for shops |
| Strokes | 10 |
| Radical | 宀 (roof, #40) |
| Pattern | Top–bottom |
| HSK | HSK 1 (exam 2025) · HSK 2 (2021) · Old HSK 1 |
Questions about 家
What does 家 mean?
家 (jiā) means “home; family; measure word for shops”.
How many strokes does 家 have?
家 has 10 strokes.
What is the radical of 家?
The radical of 家 is 宀 (mián, “roof”), Kangxi radical number 40.
What parts make up 家?
家 is made of 宀 (roof) and 豕 (pig).
Which HSK level is 家?
家 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Learn 家 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 3: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.