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
jiā
professional (person suffix)
Character
Example phrases
- 她是作家。 Tā shì zuòjiā. She is a writer.
- 他是画家。 Tā shì huàjiā. He is a painter.
- 我想当歌家。 Wǒ xiǎng dāng gējiā. I want to be a singer.