jiājiájià HSK5

be wedged or inserted between, pressed from two sides

(夾) jiā frequency
press verb
to press from either side, place in between, sandwich, or be wedged between

He picked up a piece of meat with his chopsticks.

carry underarm verb
to carry something tucked under the armpit

He had a newspaper tucked under his arm.

clip noun
a clip or folder used to hold objects or papers together

This clip isn't very secure; the papers inside fall out easily.

intersperse verb
to mix, mingle, or intersperse different elements

The wind was mingled with raindrops.

(夾)
armpit noun
used in 夹肢窝 gā​zhi​wō

That child is very ticklish; he starts laughing as soon as you touch his armpits.

(夾) jiá
lined noun
double-layered (quilt); lined (garment)

He wore a thin lined jacket today.

(夾) jià
half-cooked adjective
Taiwan pronunciation used in 夹生 jiā​shēng (half-cooked) and 夹竹桃 jiā​zhú​táo (oleander)

The rice isn't cooked properly; it's still half-raw.

Cross-References

Has old variant

Has variant

Frequency

Character
Written text
1,758th most common 49.5 per million
Movie subtitles
1,527th most common 40.6 per million appears in 19% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
19.7 per million appears in 8% of films
Written text
28.2 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 5
Traditional
Strokes
6
Unicode
U+5939

Sources