Senses
家 home
place where one lives; home; household; family
家 specialist
noun suffix for a person with special skills or expertise, equivalent to -ist, -er, or -ian
家 [classifier]
classifier for families, households, shops, or businesses
家 [category]
suffix used after certain nouns referring to people to indicate membership in a category
家 [reflexive]
used to form reflexive pronouns, such as in 自家
家 school of thought
philosophical or academic school of thought
家 my
(bound form) polite way to refer to one's own family members who are older than oneself
家 ma'am
(literary) polite form of address for a woman; same as 姑
家 [adverbial]
used between a describing word and a verb or adjective; same as 价
家 surname
a Chinese surname