夹 jiá, jiā, gā — lined; double-layered
夹
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jiá jia2
jiā jia1
Detailed explanation
verb
- (会意。甲骨文字形,象左右二人从两边辅助中间一个人。本义:从左右两方相持,从两旁限制)
- press from both sides e.g 夹拥
- press from both sides and fix
- bring;along e.g 夹江 · 夹单
- assist e.g 夹辅 · 夹介 · 夹助 · 夹持
- mix;mingle e.g 夹和 · 夹叙夹议
adjective
- place in between and secure e.g 夹道子 · 夹发 · 夹拥 · 夹岸
- from both sides
noun
- clip;tongs;hanger e.g 夹讯 · 夹拶 · 夹剪
- sword;sabre
gā ga1
Basic definition
- noun armpit e.g 夹肢窝
Detailed explanation
- 夾 gā
xiá xia2
Basic definition
- adjective archaic, narrow
Related words
- 夹杂 to mix; to mingle; to be interspersed
- 夹击 pincer attack/attack from two or more sides/converging attack/attack on a flank/
- 夹攻 attack from two sides/pincer movement/converging attack/attack on a flank/fork i
- 夹子 a clip/a clamp
- 夹道 a narrow street (lined with walls)/to line the street
- 夹带 to smuggle/to carry secretly/notes smuggled into an exam
- 夹缝 hemmed in on both sides
- 夹袄 lined jacket
- 夹角 the angle (between two lines)
- 夹竹桃 oleander
- 夹板 splint/clamp/vise (as torture instrument)
- 夹层 wedged between two layers/double-layered
- 皮夹克 leather jacket
- 皮夹 leather wallet; card holder
- 文件夹 folder
- 夹克衫 jacket
- 夹衣 lined garment; double-layered clothing
- 夹克 jacket (loan word)
- 夹心 to fill with stuffing (e.g. in cooking)/stuffed
- 画夹 a drawing board; an art folder