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猳

jiā

Character

What 猳 means

1. mythical ape
2. variant of {豭|jiā}

Words starting with 猳

• 猳国Jiā guóname of mythical ape

Characters built on 叚

These share the phonetic component 叚 (), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 假jiǎfake; false; artificial
• 霞xiárose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset
• 瑕xiáblemish; flaw in jade
• 暇xiáleisure
• 遐xiádistant; long-lasting; to abandon
• 葭jiāreed; Phragmites communis
• 煆xiāa raging fire
• 瘕jiǎobstruction in the intestine

Characters that look like 猳

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 概gài(bound form) general; approximate; without exception; categorically…
• 微wēitiny; miniature; slightly
• 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift
• 腕wànwrist; (squid, starfish etc) arm
• 暇xiáleisure
• 猕míused in 猕猴

Sounds the same

Read jiā, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 家used in 家伙
• 加to add; (math) plus; to increase; to augment
• 夹to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich
• 嘉excellent; auspicious; to praise
• 佳beautiful; fine; good
• 迦(phonetic sound for Buddhist terms)
• 镓gallium (chemistry)
• 伽traditionally used as phonetic for "ga"
• 枷cangue (wooden collar like stocks used to restrain and punish criminals in China)
• 珈gamma; jewelry
• 茄phonetic character used in loanwords for the sound "jia", although 夹
• 痂scab