家里
HSK 1 (2021)
家里 (jiālǐ) · at home
家里 (jiālǐ) means “at home; in the home”. It is written with 2 characters: 家 (home) + 里 (in). It is an HSK 1 word in the 2021 standard.
How 家里 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)
里 lǐ · in
What 里 is made of
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: Unit of measure for farm 田 land 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我家里有猫。Wǒ jiālǐ yǒu māo.We have a cat at home.
你家里有电脑吗？Nǐ jiālǐ yǒu diànnǎo ma?Do you have a computer at home?
Questions about 家里
What does 家里 mean?
家里 (jiālǐ) means “at home; in the home”.
How do you pronounce 家里?
家里 is pronounced jiālǐ.
Which HSK level is 家里?
家里 is in HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 国家guójiācountry
- 回家huíjiāto go 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
Learn 家里 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 10: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.