嫁 (jià): (of a woman) to marry, to marry off a daughter, to shift (blame etc)
嫁 (jià) is a Chinese character meaning “(of a woman) to marry.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 女 (semantic) and 家 (phonetic). It ranks #2031 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 嫁 woman. Its radical form 女 (woman) appears in many related characters such as 女 (nǚ, woman), 奶 (nǎi, grandmother, milk), 她 (tā, she).
Definitions
- (of a woman) to marry
- to marry off a daughter
- to shift (blame etc)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嫁人 | jià rén | (of a woman) to get married |
| 嫁妆 | jià zhuang | dowry |
| 出嫁 | chū jià | to get married (of woman) |
| 转嫁 | zhuǎn jià | to remarry (of widow) |
| 改嫁 | gǎi jià | to remarry (of a woman) |
| 嫁接 | jià jiē | to graft (a branch or bud onto a rootstock) |
| 再嫁 | zài jià | (of woman) to remarry |
| 嫁祸于人 | jià huò yú rén | to pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom) |
| 嫁娶 | jià qǔ | marriage |
| 婚嫁 | hūn jià | marriage |
| 陪嫁 | péi jià | dowry |
| 天要落雨，娘要嫁人 | tiān yào luò yǔ , niáng yào jià rén | the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom) |
| 男怕入错行，女怕嫁错郎 | nán pà rù cuò háng , nǚ pà jià cuò láng | men fear getting into the wrong line of business, women fear marrying the wrong man (proverb) |
| 皇帝女儿不愁嫁 | huáng dì nǚ ér bù chóu jià | lit. the emperor's daughter does not worry about whether she will be able to marry (idiom) |
| 男婚女嫁 | nán hūn nǚ jià | to celebrate a wedding |
嫁 appears in 27 compound words: 41 as the first character, 48 as the last, and 11 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 嫁 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Showing 2 of 3 idioms containing 嫁.
Example Sentences
古时候，嫁子很少有机会接受教育。
gǔ shí hòu , jià zǐ hěn shǎo yǒu jī huì jiē shòu jiào yù .
In ancient times, women rarely had the opportunity to receive an education.
...锋..油价上升影响企业经营 成本明显会转嫁客户
. . . fēng . . yóu jià shàng shēng yǐng xiǎng qǐ yè jīng yíng chéng běn míng xiǎn huì zhuǎn jià kè hù
...Rising oil prices are affecting business operations, and these costs will inevitably be passed on to customers.
翁静晶“后悔嫁刘家良”真相 为爱断送事业:选择轰轰烈烈...
wēng jìng jīng hòu huǐ jià liú jiā liáng zhēn xiāng wéi ài duàn sòng shì yè : xuǎn zé hōng hōng liè liè . . .
The Truth Behind Weng Jingjing’s “Regret Over Marrying Liu Jialiang”: Sacrificing Her Career for Love—Choosing a Passionate...
...空84岁奶奶钱包 她写500字情书、还要嫁给他
. . . kōng 8 4 suì nǎi nǎi qián bāo tā xiě 5 0 0 zì qíng shū , hái yāo jià gěi tā
...An 84-year-old grandmother had her wallet stolen; she wrote him a 500-word love letter and even wants to marry him
谭凯琪超清纯家姐惊喜露面 曾为广告女神嫁“古惑仔”
谭 kǎi 琪 chāo qīng chún jiā jiě jīng xǐ lù miàn céng wéi guǎng gào nǚ shén jià gǔ huò zǐ
Tan Kaiqi's super pure sister made a surprise appearance and married the advertising goddess "Crazy Boy"
钟丽缇三度出嫁诞三女 16岁细女搭飞机播片被斥唔戴耳机...
zhōng lí 缇 sān dù chū jià dàn sān nǚ 1 6 suì xì nǚ dā fēi jī bō piàn bèi chì 唔 dài ěr jī . . .
Zhong Liti married three times and gave birth to three daughters, and her 16-year-old daughter was reprimanded for not wearing headphones when she was broadcasting on a plane...
我爱你。嫁给我好吗？
Wǒ ài nǐ. jià gěi wǒ hǎo ma?
I love you. Will you marry me?
我妹妹嫁给了一个医生。
Wǒ mèimei jià gěi le yī gè yīshēng.
My sister married a doctor.
她嫁给了一个有钱人。
Tā jià gěi le yī gè yǒuqiánrén.
She married a rich man.
他有两个女儿都嫁给了医生。
Tā yǒu liǎng gè nǚ'ér dōu jià gěi le yīshēng.
He has two daughters who have both married doctors.
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