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:

Words containing 夹

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 夹.

包夹
bāo jiā
发夹
fà jiā
夹克
jiā kè
夹具
jiā jù
夹击
jiā jī
夹头
jiā tóu
夹子
jiā zi
夹层
jiā céng
夹带
jiā dài
夹当
jiā dāng
夹心
jiā xīn
夹批
jiā pī

Related characters (radical 一)

Characters that share the radical .

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