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家 — home; family; my

home; family; my; classifier for families or businesses

Pinyin
jiā
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 1
Handwriting
required

How to write 家: 10 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

家 — 10 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 家 in the HSK syllabus: 44

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 大家dàjiāeveryone; influential family; great expertHSK 1
  2. 家jiāhome; family; myHSK 1
  3. 家人jiārénfamily member; servantHSK 1
  4. 搬家bānjiāto move house; to relocate; to removeHSK 3
  5. 国家guójiācountry; nation; stateHSK 3
  6. 画家huàjiāpainterHSK 3
  7. 家具jiājùfurnitureHSK 4
  8. 家庭jiātíngfamily; householdHSK 4
  9. 家乡jiāxiānghometown; native placeHSK 4
  10. 家长jiāzhǎnghead of a household; family head; patriarchHSK 4
  11. 老家lǎojiānative place; place of origin; home state or regionHSK 4
  12. 作家zuòjiāauthorHSK 4
  13. 家电jiādiànhousehold electric applianceHSK 5
  14. 家务jiāwùhousehold duties; houseworkHSK 5
  15. 商家shāngjiāmerchant; business; enterpriseHSK 5
  16. 专家zhuānjiāexpert; specialistHSK 5
  17. 厂家chǎngjiāfactory; manufacturerHSK 6
  18. 家常jiāchángthe daily life of a familyHSK 6
  19. 家家户户jiājiāhùhùeach and every family; every householdHSK 6
  20. 家居jiājūhome; residence; to stay at homeHSK 6
  21. 家属jiāshǔfamily member; dependentHSK 6
  22. 家园jiāyuánhome; homelandHSK 6
  23. 千家万户qiānjiā-wànhùevery familyHSK 6
  24. 人家rénjiaother people; sb else; he, she or they; I, meHSK 6
  25. 挨家挨户āijiā-āihùto go from house to houseHSK 7–9
  26. 成家chéngjiāto settle down and get marriedHSK 7–9
  27. 成家立业chéngjiā-lìyèto get married and start a career; to settle downHSK 7–9
  28. 独家dújiāexclusiveHSK 7–9
  29. 管家guǎnjiābutler; steward; manager; administrator; housekeeperHSK 7–9
  30. 行家hángjiaconnoisseur; expert; veteranHSK 7–9
  31. 家伙jiāhuohousehold dish, implement or furnitureHSK 7–9
  32. 家教jiājiàofamily education; upbringing; to bring sb upHSK 7–9
  33. 家境jiājìngfamily financial situation; family circumstancesHSK 7–9
  34. 家禽jiāqínpoultry; domestic fowlHSK 7–9
  35. 家世jiāshìfamily backgroundHSK 7–9
  36. 家用jiāyònghome-use; domestic; family expensesHSK 7–9
  37. 家喻户晓jiāyù-hùxiǎounderstood by everyone; well known; a household nameHSK 7–9
  38. 家政jiāzhènghousekeepingHSK 7–9
  39. 家族jiāzúfamily; clanHSK 7–9
  40. 老人家lǎorenjiapolite term for old woman or manHSK 7–9

And 4 more across the higher levels — the full lists are on the level pages.

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.