在家
HSK 1 (2021)
在家 (zàijiā) · at home
在家 (zàijiā) means “at home”. It is written with 2 characters: 在 (at) + 家 (home). It is an HSK 1 word in the 2021 standard.
How 在家 is built
The characters
在 zài · at
What 在 is made of
- 才cái — ability
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 才 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
家 jiā · home
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)
Example sentences
我今天在家。Wǒ jīntiān zài jiā.I'm at home today.
你爸爸在家吗？Nǐ bàba zài jiā ma?Is your dad at home?
Questions about 在家
What does 在家 mean?
在家 (zàijiā) means “at home”.
How do you pronounce 在家?
在家 is pronounced zàijiā.
Which HSK level is 在家?
在家 is in HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 现在xiànzàinow
- 正在zhèngzàiin the process of
- 实在shízàihonest
- 存在cúnzàito exist
- 不在乎bùzàihunot to care
- 在乎zàihuto care about
- 在于zàiyúto lie in
- 内在nèizàiinner
- 在意zàiyìto mind
- 在zàiat
Learn 在家 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 15: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.