戛戛 jiájiá difficult Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents jiájiá difficult · original 戛 jiá reduplication to tap (bound form) to knock gently; to tap or scrapejiájiá [onomatopoeia] 戛 jiá reduplication [onomatopoeia] Describes a loud, sharp sound, such as birds chirping or metals clashing, often used in 戛然 jiárán