夾
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jiā · to support

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7Total strokes

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 夾

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Example sentences

Notice where 夾 sits in each complete thought.

Tā zhèng zài zhǎo tā bú jiàn le de pí jiā.她正在找她不見了的皮夾。

She is looking for her missing wallet.

Source: Tatoeba #778493 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè jiàn jiā kè yǒu diǎn tài dà le.這件夾克有點太大了。

This jacket is a little too big.

Source: Tatoeba #907509 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de tóu fà zhōng jiā yǒu bái fà.她的頭髮中夾有白髮。

Her hair is streaked with gray.

Source: Tatoeba #846048 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù xǐ huān nà jiàn jiā kè.我不喜歡那件夾克。

I don't like this jacket.

Source: Tatoeba #767034 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè jiàn wǒ xiǎng yào de jiā kè huā fèi sān bǎi měi yuán.這件我想要的夾克花費三百美元。

The jacket, which I wanted, cost three hundred dollars.

Source: Tatoeba #786138 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè gè dīng zǐ sī pò le tā de jiā kè.這個釘子撕破了他的夾克。

The nail tore his jacket.

Source: Tatoeba #840799 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 夾 in context

  1. Say jiā, then recall the core meaning: to support.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the overlaid balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 夾 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.