夹

jiā, jiá

to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; folder; Taiwan pr. [jiá]

Radical: 一 HSK 5 v ideographic

Components & Etymology

夹 decomposes into the following components:

夫 丷

Words containing 夹

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 夹.

包夹
bāo jiā
发夹
fà jiā
hair clip
夹克
jiā kè
jacket (loanword)
夹具
jiā jù
clamp
夹击
jiā jī
pincer attack
夹头
jiā tóu
夹子
jiā zi
clip
夹层
jiā céng
interval between two layers
夹带
jiā dài
to smuggle
夹当
jiā dāng
crucial moment
夹心
jiā xīn
to fill with stuffing (e.g. in cooking)
夹批
jiā pī
critical annotations between the lines

Related characters (radical 一)

Characters that share the radical 一.

一 丁 丂 七 丄 万 丈 三 上 下 丌 不 与 丏 丐 丑 专 且 丕 世 丘 丙 业 丛

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