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How to write 夹, stroke by stroke

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What 夹 means

used in 夹肢窝; to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; folder; Taiwan pr. [jia2]; double-layered (quilt); lined (garment); Taiwan pr. used in 夹生 and 夹竹桃; variant of 夹

Ideographic: A person 夫 stuck between two others 丷

Made of 夫 + 丷

Words with 夹

• 皮夹pí jiāwallet; Taiwan pr. [pi2 jia2]
• 文件夹wén jiàn jiāfolder; file (paper)
• 夹子jiā ziclip; clamp; tongs; folder; wallet
• 弹夹dàn jiāammunition clip; cartridge clip; magazine
• 发夹fà jiāhair clip
• 夹击jiā jīpincer attack; attack from two or more sides; converging attack; attack on a flank; fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks
• 夹心jiā xīnto fill with stuffing (e.g. in cooking); stuffed
• 夹层jiā cénghollow layer between two solid layers; (architecture) mezzanine
• 夹紧jiā jǐnto clamp; to grip
• 夹板jiā bǎnwooden boards used to press sth together; (medicine) splint
• 包夹bāo jiāto surround; to hem in; (sports) double-teaming
• 夹具jiā jùclamp; fixture (machining)

夹 in a sentence

• 你在哪里找打了这个皮夹？

  nǐ zài nǎ lǐ zhǎo dǎ le zhè ge pí jiā ？

  Where did you find this wallet?

• 你把文件存到哪个文件夹了?

  nǐ bǎ wén jiàn cún dào nǎ gè wén jiàn jiá le ?

  In which folder did you save the file?

• 你的护照在你的夹克里吗。

  nǐ de hù zhào zài nǐ de jiā kè lǐ ma 。

  Is your passport in your jacket?

• 我的手被门夹到了。

  wǒ de shǒu bèi mén jiá dào le 。

  I caught my finger in the door.

• 今天早上，我吃了面包夹黄油。

  jīn tiān zǎo shàng ， wǒ chī le miàn bāo jiá huáng yóu 。

  I ate bread and butter this morning.

Characters that sound like 夹

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