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
家人
jiārén
family member
Characters in this word
人 rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 人 — man, person
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 他们都是我的家人。 Tāmen dōu shì wǒ de jiārén. They are all my family.
- 我很爱我的家人。 Wǒ hěn ài wǒ de jiārén. I love my family very much.
- 家人对我很好。 Jiārén duì wǒ hěn hǎo. My family is very good to me.
- 她的家人都在家。 Tā de jiārén dōu zài jiā. Her whole family is at home.
- 你家人喜欢吃什么？ Nǐ jiārén xǐhuan chī shénme? What does your family like to eat?
- 我的家人明天来。 Wǒ de jiārén míngtiān lái. My family is coming tomorrow.
- 家人一起去饭店。 Jiārén yìqǐ qù fàndiàn. The family is going to a restaurant together.
- 你和家人住哪儿？ Nǐ hé jiārén zhù nǎr? Where do you live with your family?
- 王明的家人有几口？ Wáng Míng de jiārén yǒu jǐ kǒu? How many people are in Wang Ming's family?
- 家人给我打电话。 Jiārén gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà. My family is calling me.