夹 jiā
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 一 — one
- Made of
- 夫 man, husband 丷 horns
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
夹子
jiāzi
clip; clamp
Characters in this word
子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 医生用夹子固定纱布，避免伤口在转运途中再次出血。 Yīshēng yòng jiāzi gùdìng shābù, bìmiǎn shāngkǒu zài zhuǎnyùn túzhōng zàicì chūxuè. The doctor used a clip to secure the gauze so that the wound would not bleed again during transfer.
- 她用夹子把洗好的袜子夹在绳子上晾干。 Tā yòng jiāzi bǎ xǐ hǎo de wàzi jiā zài shéngzi shang liànggān. She used clips to peg the washed socks to the line to dry.
- 妈妈用一个小夹子把我的头发夹在了脑后。 Māma yòng yí ge xiǎo jiāzi bǎ wǒ de tóufa jiā zài le nǎohòu. Mum pinned my hair back with a small clip.
Related words
- 夹 jiā to clamp; to pick up with chopsticks
- 夹杂 jiāzá to be mixed in; to be intermingled with
- 包子 bāozi baozi, steamed stuffed bun
- 杯子 bēizi cup, glass
- 本子 běnzi notebook, exercise book
- 儿子 érzi son
- 房子 fángzi house
- 孩子 háizi child
- 桌子 zhuōzi table, desk
- 子 zi noun suffix
- 个子 gèzi height; build
- 饺子 jiǎozi dumplings