夹

3 readings · tap one to hear it

double-layered (quilt); lined (garment)

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Formation & memory

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

A person 夫 stuck between two others 丷

Components 夫丷

press from both sides · Heisig RSH #1523

夫 husband + animal horns

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
夹山国家森林公园	Jiā shān Guó jiā Sēn lín Gōng yuán	Jiashan National Forest Park in Shimen 石門\|石门[Shi2 men2], Changde 常德[Chang2 de2], Hunan
双人包夹	shuāng rén bāo jiā	(sports) double-teaming
夹起尾巴	jiā qǐ wěi ba	to tuck one's tail between one's legs; fig. to back down; in a humiliating situation
夹子音	jiā zi yīn	(coll.) (neologism, attested by 2021) cutesy high-pitched voice
夹江县	Jiā jiāng Xiàn	Jiajiang, a county in Leshan City 樂山市\|乐山市[Le4 shan1 Shi4], Sichuan
夹心族	jiā xīn zú	sandwich generation
受夹板气	shòu jiā bǎn qì	to be attacked by both sides in a quarrel; to be caught in the crossfire
夹当儿	jiā dāng r	erhua variant of 夾當\|夹当[jia1 dang1]
夹尾巴	jiā wěi ba	to have one's tail between one's legs
变调夹	biàn diào jiā	(music) capo
夹子	jiā zi	clip; clamp; tongs; folder; wallet
夹塞儿	jiā sāi r	variant of 加塞兒\|加塞儿[jia1 sai1 r5]
夹生饭	jiā shēng fàn	half-cooked rice; (fig.) half-finished job that is difficult to complete because it was no…
夹头	jiā tóu	(machinery) collet; chuck
夹心	jiā xīn	to fill with stuffing (e.g. in cooking); stuffed
夹生	jiā shēng	half-cooked; (fig.) not completely done, solved, developed etc
文件夹	wén jiàn jiā	folder; file (paper)
夹克	jiā kè	(loanword) jacket; also pr. [jia2 ke4]
发夹	fà jiā	hair clip
夹道	jiā dào	a narrow street (lined with walls); to line the street

These characters use 夹 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
夹 sound part	jiá	to support; to be wedged between
侠	xiá	chivalrous person; knight-errant
狭	xiá	narrow, limited; narrow-minded
荚	jiá	seed-pod
浃	jiā	to saturate, to drench; wet, damp
惬	qiè	satisfied, comfortable, cheerful
蛱	jiá	butterfly, nymphalid
郏	jiá	a county in Henan province; surname
硖	xiá	a town in Hebei province