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
家用
jiāyòng
household; domestic use
Characters in this word
用 yòng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 用 — to use, to employ, to apply
- Made of
- ⺆ frame 𰀁 hook
Example phrases
- 这款机器人最初面向工业场景，后来才被改造成家用护理设备。 Zhè kuǎn jīqìrén zuìchū miànxiàng gōngyè chǎngjǐng, hòulái cái bèi gǎizào chéng jiāyòng hùlǐ shèbèi. This robot was originally designed for industrial settings and was only later adapted into a household care device.
- 这台家用空调很安静，一点也不吵。 Zhè tái jiāyòng kōngtiáo hěn ānjìng, yìdiǎn yě bù chǎo. This household air conditioner is very quiet and not noisy at all.
- 他每月把一半工资交给妻子做家用。 Tā měi yuè bǎ yíbàn gōngzī jiāo gěi qīzi zuò jiāyòng. Every month he gives half his salary to his wife for household expenses.