夹 (jiā): to press from either side, to place in between, to sandwich
夹 (jiā) is a Chinese character meaning “to press from either side.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 夫 (structural) and 丷 (structural). It ranks #1741 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 夹 a person 夫 stuck between two others 丷. Its radical form 大 (big) appears in many related characters such as 大 (dà, big), 天 (tiān, day), 太 (tài, highest).
Definitions
- to press from either side
- to place in between
- to sandwich
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA person 夫 stuck between two others 丷
Decomposition: ⿻夫丷 (layout: overlay)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夹克 | jiā kè | (loanword) jacket |
| 文件夹 | wén jiàn jiā | folder |
| 皮夹 | pí jiā | wallet |
| 夹子 | jiā zi | clip |
| 夹心 | jiā xīn | to fill with stuffing (e.g. in cooking) |
| 弹夹 | dàn jiā | ammunition clip |
| 发夹 | fà jiā | hair clip |
| 夹板 | jiā bǎn | wooden boards used to press sth together |
| 夹层 | jiā céng | hollow layer between two solid layers |
| 夹杂 | jiā zá | to mix together (disparate substances) |
| 钱夹 | qián jiā | wallet |
| 夹击 | jiā jī | pincer attack |
| 夹带 | jiā dài | to carry within it |
| 夹竹桃 | jiā zhú táo | oleander (Nerium indicum) |
| 夹缝 | jiā fèng | crack |
夹 appears in 69 compound words: 65 as the first character, 25 as the last, and 10 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 夹 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Example Sentences
我在字典里查到了夹字的详细解释。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le gā zì de xiáng xì xiè shì .
I looked up the detailed explanation of "sandwiching words" in the dictionary.
中钢员工餐厅年销百万颗月饼、自助餐75元夹到饱...“亏钱也要卖”的美味秘密
zhōng gāng yuán gōng cān tīng nián xiāo bǎi wàn kē yuè bǐng , zì zhù cān 7 5 yuán jiā dào bǎo . . . kuī qián yě yāo mài de měi wèi mì mì
China Steel employee restaurant sells millions of mooncakes a year, and the buffet is 75 yuan all-you-can-eat... The delicious secret of "selling even if you lose money"
...来了!明起连下7天 这天恐“雷雨+强风”夹击
. . . lái le ! míng qǐ lián xià 7 tiān zhè tiān kǒng léi yǔ qiáng fēng jiā jī
... Here it comes! Tomorrow will be raining for 7 consecutive days, and this day is likely to be hit by "thunderstorms + strong winds"
刮刮乐“夹心玄学”秒中万元!网友朝圣 员工揭内幕:...
guā guā lè jiā xīn xuán xué miǎo zhōng wàn yuán ! wǎng yǒu cháo shèng yuán gōng jiē nèi mù : . . .
Scratch card "sandwich metaphysics" won 10,000 yuan in seconds! Netizens pilgrimage employees reveal the inside story:...
...大增 小企业陷“预付税”与“退款难”双重夹击
. . . dà zēng xiǎo qǐ yè xiàn yù fù shuì yǔ tuì kuǎn nán shuāng chóng jiā jī
... Small businesses are trapped in the double attack of "prepaid tax" and "difficult refund"
...点 三大指数跌逾1% AI冲击与关税变数夹击
. . . diǎn sān dà zhǐ shǔ diē yú 1 A I chōng jī yǔ guān shuì biàn shǔ jiā jī
... The three major indexes fell more than 1%, and the AI shock and tariff variables were hit
汤姆把夹克挂在大厅衣柜里。
Tāngmǔ bǎ jiākè guà zài dàtīng yīguì lǐ.
Tom hung his jacket in the hall closet.
蒙古被俄罗斯和中国所包夹。
Měnggǔ bèi Éluósī hé Zhōngguó suǒ bāo jiā.
Mongolia is sandwiched between Russia and China.
这款木质皮夹由一整块胡桃木制成。
Zhè kuǎn mùzhì píjiā yóu yī zhěng kuài hútáo mùzhì chéng.
This wood wallet is crafted from a single piece of walnut.
汤姆找不到锅铲了,只好用夹子为煎饼翻面。
Tāngmǔ zhǎobudào guōchǎn le, zhǐhǎo yòng jiāzi wèi jiānbǐng fān miàn.
Unable to find a spatula, Tom used tongs to flip the pancakes.
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