Pictograph of a person (大) being pushed by people on both sides.
Components
大 Iconic component
dà big
big, great, vast, large, high
Depicts a standing person being pushed from both sides.
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Historical Evolution
夾
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
夾
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
夾
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
夾
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
夾
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
夾
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
夾
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
夾
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
夾
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
夾
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
夾
Regular
Modern
Chinese
夹 / 夾 [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]
夹 / 夾 [jiá]
double-layered; lined (garment)
夹 / 夾 [jià]
Taiwan pr. used in 夾生|夹生[jiāshēng] and 夾竹桃|夹竹桃[jiāzhútáo]
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
夾 きょう
Kyō female given name
CHINESE WORDS (66)
夹克 [jiākè] #3,748
jacket (loanword)
文件夹 [wénjiànjiā] #12,217
folder
夹杂 [jiāzá] #25,211
to mix together (disparate substances)
夹子 [jiāzi] #13,049
clip
皮夹 [píjiā] #12,618
wallet
夹心 [jiāxīn] #14,863
to fill with stuffing (e.g. in cooking)
夹层 [jiācéng] #23,047
interval between two layers
夹击 [jiājī] #28,240
pincer attack
发夹 [fàjiā] #16,408
hair clip
雨夹雪 [yǔjiāxuě] #20,240
sleet
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JAPANESE WORDS (7)
挟撃 [きょうげき] #27,509
attack on both sides
夾雑物 [きょうざつぶつ] #92,425
foreign element
夾竹桃 [きょうちくとう] #97,576
oleander
脇侍 [わきじ] #121,313
flanking image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)
夾鐘 [きょうしょう] #257,041
(in China) 4th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. F)
夾角 [きょうかく]
contained angle
肉夾モー [ロージャーモー]
roujiamo