家 jiā
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 豕 pig, boar
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
家里
jiā lǐ
at home, in the family
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 家里没有人。 Jiā li méiyǒu rén. There's nobody at home.
- 家里很大，也很好。 Jiā li hěn dà, yě hěn hǎo. It's big and nice at home.
- 我们都在家里。 Wǒmen dōu zài jiā lǐ. We're all at home.
- 家里有两个人。 Jiā lǐ yǒu liǎng ge rén. There are two people at home.
- 爸爸在家里看书。 Bàba zài jiā lǐ kàn shū. Dad is reading at home.
- 你家里有水吗？ Nǐ jiā lǐ yǒu shuǐ ma? Do you have water at home?
- 她今天不在家里。 Tā jīntiān bú zài jiā lǐ. She isn't at home today.
- 家里来了一个朋友。 Jiā lǐ lái le yí ge péngyou. A friend came to our home.
- 妈妈在家里做饭。 Māma zài jiā lǐ zuò fàn. Mom is cooking at home.
- 家里有几本书？ Jiā lǐ yǒu jǐ běn shū? How many books are there at home?