家伙
Old HSK 6
家伙 (jiāhuo) · guy
家伙 (jiāhuo) means “guy; fellow; tool”. It is written with 2 characters: 家 (home) + 伙 (group). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 家伙 is built
The characters
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)
伙 huǒ · group
What 伙 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 火 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个小家伙真可爱。Zhège xiǎo jiāhuo zhēn kě'ài.This little guy is really cute.
那个家伙又迟到了。Nàge jiāhuo yòu chídào le.That guy is late again.
Questions about 家伙
What does 家伙 mean?
家伙 (jiāhuo) means “guy; fellow; tool”.
How do you pronounce 家伙?
家伙 is pronounced jiāhuo.
Which HSK level is 家伙?
家伙 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 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
Learn 家伙 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 89: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.