茄 (jiā): phonetic character used in loanwords for the sound "jia", although 夾|夹 is more common, eggplant
茄 (jiā) is a Chinese character meaning “phonetic character used in loanwords for the sound "jia", although 夾|夹 is more common.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 加 (phonetic). It ranks #2820 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 茄 plant. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish).
Definitions
- phonetic character used in loanwords for the sound "jia", although 夾|夹 is more common
- eggplant
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 茄
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雪茄 | xuě jiā | (loanword) cigar |
| 番茄酱 | fān qié jiàng | ketchup |
| 茄子 | qié zi | eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) |
| 蕃茄 | fān qié | variant of 番茄[fan1 qie2] |
| 雪茄烟 | xuě jiā yān | cigar |
| 欧米茄表公司 | ōu mǐ jiā biǎo gōng sī | Omega SA, Swiss luxury watchmaker |
| 茄子河区 | qié zi hé qū | Qiezihe, a district of Qitaihe City 七臺河市|七台河市[Qi1 tai2 he2 Shi4], Heilongjiang |
| 茄二十八星瓢虫 | qié èr shí bā xīng piáo chóng | 28-spotted ladybird |
| 铁板茄子 | tiě bǎn qié zi | eggplant served sizzling on a hot iron plate |
| 茄子河 | qié zi hé | see 茄子河區|茄子河区[Qie2 zi5 he2 Qu1] |
| 烧茄子 | shāo qié zi | stewed eggplant |
| 雪茄头 | xuě jiā tóu | cigarette lighter plug (inserted in a car's cigarette lighter socket to draw power) |
| 茄红素 | qié hóng sù | Lycopene |
| 番茄红素 | fān qié hóng sù | Lycopene |
| 珍珠小番茄 | zhēn zhū xiǎo fān qié | see 聖女果|圣女果[sheng4 nu:3 guo3] |
茄 appears in 25 compound words: 32 as the first character, 36 as the last, and 32 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 茄 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
茄字的写法很特别,让我印象深刻。
jiā zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The way the character for "eggplant" is written is quite unique and has left a deep impression on me.
番茄种植四步法:从定植到保果的全流程技术要点
fān jiā zhǒng zhí sì bù fǎ : cóng dìng zhí dào bǎo guǒ de quán liú chéng jì shù yāo diǎn
高雄小货车掉落一箱蕃茄 一群机车闪过但仍酿女子压到摔车
gāo xióng xiǎo huò chē diào luò yī xiāng fān jiā yī qún jī chē shǎn guò dàn réng niàng nǚ zǐ yā dào shuāi chē
老牌番茄酱超单纯 大票喊“成分都看得懂”
lǎo pái fān jiā jiàng chāo dān chún dà piào hǎn chéng fēn dōu kàn dé dǒng
Long-standing ketchup brand keeps it simple; many fans say, "I can actually understand the ingredients."
游飚逝世|曾被称为“茄哩啡”即不爽话唔准叫:临时演员都系演员
yóu 飚 shì shì céng bèi chèn wéi jiā 哩 fēi jí bù shuǎng huà 唔 zhǔn jiào : lín shí yǎn yuán dōu xì yǎn yuán
You Biao's death, once known as "Eggplant," means that extras are all actors
番茄容易遭受很多病害。
Fānqié róngyì zāoshòu hěn duō bìnghài.
The tomato is subject to a number of diseases.
我的三明治里有肉,奶酪和番茄。
Wǒ de sānmíngzhì lǐ yǒu ròu, nǎilào hé fānqié.
In my sandwich there is meat, cheese and tomatoes.
严格地讲,番茄是水果。
Yángé de jiǎng, fānqié shì shuǐguǒ.
Strictly speaking, the tomato is a fruit.
严格来说,蕃茄不是蔬菜,是水果。
Yángéláishuō, fānqié bù shì shūcài, shì shuǐguǒ.
Strictly speaking, the tomato is not a vegetable. It's a fruit.
茄汁意粉是小朋友的最爱。
Qié zhī yì fěn shì xiǎopéngyǒu de zuì ài.
Kids love pasta in tomato sauce.
Character Family
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