夹
to press from either side · to place in between
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Character Decomposition
夹=夫+丷
Etymology
A person 夫 stuck between two others 丷
Meanings3 pronunciations
jiā
to press from either side
to place in between
to sandwich
to carry sth under armpit
wedged between
between
to intersperse
to mix
to mingle
clip
folder
Taiwan pr. jiá
jiá
double-layered (quilt); lined (garment)
gā
used in gā zhi wō
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Words with 夹 181 total
lined jacket · double layered jacket · CL:件 jiàn夹袄jiá ǎoto clamp · tongs夹持jiā chía narrow street (lined with walls) · to line the street夹道jiā dàoleg vise (torture instrument)夹棍jiā gùnangle (between two intersecting lines)夹角jiā jiǎo(loanword) jacket · also pr. jiá kè夹克jiā kèstuffed (of food) · with filling夹馅jiā xiàn
Idioms with 夹 10 total Chain
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