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
家长
jiāzhǎng
parent; guardian
Characters in this word
长 cháng
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 长 — long, lasting
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 家长在门口。 Jiāzhǎng zài ménkǒu. The parent is at the door.
- 请家长签名。 Qǐng jiāzhǎng qiānmíng. Please have a parent sign it.
- 家长来学校。 Jiāzhǎng lái xuéxiào. A parent comes to school.