(qià): exactly, just

(qià) is a Chinese character meaning “exactly.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #1300 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, heart. Its radical form (heart) appears in many related characters such as (máng, busy), (kuài, fast, happy), (zěn, how).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. exactly
  2. just

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticheart

Decomposition: ⿰忄合 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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2
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9

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with

WordPinyinMeaningHSK
adverbqià hǎoas it turns out6
adjectiveqià dàngappropriate6
adverbqià qiàexactly6

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
qià qià xiāng fǎnjust the opposite
qià qiǎoby chance
qià dào hǎo chùit's just perfect
qià rú qí fèn(idiom) appropriate
qià rújust as if
qià sìjust like
qià héto be just right for
qià yà nuò fūAlexander Chayanov (1888-1937), Soviet agrarian economist
wū lǔ kè qià tíWuqia county in Xinjiang
ā lǔ nà qià ěr bāngArunachal Pradesh, a state of India in the northeast of the country, occupying an area claimed by China in an ongoing...
wū lǔ kè qià tí xiànWuqia county in Xinjiang
lǎo wū qiàsame as 烏魯克恰提|乌鲁克恰提 in Xinjiang
qià pà sī zhōuChiapas, state in Mexico
qià yùto chance upon
qià jíChucky, murderous villain of the 1988 US horror movie "Child's Play"
21
Total compounds
71
As first character
10
As last character
19
As middle character

appears in 21 compound words: 71 as the first character, 10 as the last, and 19 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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

féng
0.5869,954 co-occurrences
péng
0.5684,260 co-occurrences
qiǎo
0.5296,280 co-occurrences
hǎo
0.50819,866 co-occurrences
dāng
0.3947,068 co-occurrences
0.3745,682 co-occurrences
0.3641,986 co-occurrences
0.355618 co-occurrences
0.3517,866 co-occurrences
fǎn
0.3514,737 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (2)

qiàdàohǎochùHSK 6+

it's perfect; it's just right

phrase
qiàrúqífènHSK 6+

apt; appropriate (of a comment, action, etc.)

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

当的处理方式可以避免很多不必要的麻烦。

Qiàdàng de chǔlǐ fāngshì kěyǐ bìmiǎn hěn duō bù bìyào de máfan.

Proper handling can avoid many unnecessary troubles.

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rì běn J R dōng hǎi gōng sī sī jī qià yǎn 瞓 chāo sù 2 0 K M H mái zhàn xiǎn niàng jù zāi

TvbsMar 2026

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péng qià qià kū le ! hǎn tāo xīn tāo fèi sōng kǒu hái qīng zhài wù zuì xiǎng zuò . . .

Peng Chachia broke down in tears! In a rare display of vulnerability, he finally opened up about "paying off his debts" and revealed what he wants to do most...

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péng qià qià xī rì jīn zhǔ lín bǐng wén chuán zài jiǎn 埔 zhài zāo qiāng shā céng . . .

Peng Chacha's former financier, Lin Bingwen, reportedly "shot dead in Cambodia"; he had previously...

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政坛吉人设翻转 王世坚如何赢回中间选民的心?

zhèng tán qià jí rén shè fān zhuǎn wáng shì jiān rú hé yíng huí zhōng jiān xuǎn mín de xīn ?

How did Wang Shijian win back the hearts of middle voters?

Tatoeba

巧知道他的地址。

Tā qiàqiǎo zhīdào tā de dìzhǐ.

She happened to know his address.

Tatoeba

我们巧上了同一辆公交车。

Wǒmen qiàqiǎo shàng le tóngyī liàng gōngjiāochē.

We happened to get on the same bus.

Tatoeba

巧我们有同样的生日。

Qiàqiǎo wǒmen yǒu tóngyàng de shēngrì.

It happens that we have the same birthday.

Tatoeba

着火的时候我妈妈好在那。

Zháohuǒ de shíhou wǒ māma qiàhǎo zài nà.

My mother happened to be there when the fire broke out.

Tatoeba

相反,在有能力自己照顾自己的时候,他们独自生活。

Qiàqià xiāngfǎn, zài yǒunénglì zìjǐ zhàogu zìjǐ de shíhou, tāmen dúzì shēnghuó.

Instead, they live alone as long as they are able to take care of themselves.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced qià

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 恰 (qià) mean in Chinese?
恰 (qià) primarily means "exactly." It is classified as HSK Level 6, making it an advanced character. It ranks #1300 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 恰 and 拿?
恰 (qià) and 拿 (ná) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 忄 vs 扌 (same 合 component).
How many strokes does 恰 have?
恰 is written with 9 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 恰?
The radical associated with 恰 is 忄 (heart). This radical appears in many characters related to heart.
What are the components of 恰?
恰 is composed of: 忄 (semantic), 合 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰忄合 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 恰?
Common words with 恰 include: 恰好 (qià hǎo, "as it turns out"); 恰当 (qià dàng, "appropriate"); 恰恰 (qià qià, "exactly"); 恰恰相反 (qià qià xiāng fǎn, "just the opposite"); 恰巧 (qià qiǎo, "by chance"). There are over 21 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 恰 (qià)?
Several characters share the pronunciation qià: 掐 (to pick (flowers)), 洽 (accord). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 恰 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 恰 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.