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袈

jiā

Character

What 袈 means

1. used in {袈裟|jiā shā}

Words starting with 袈

• 袈裟jiā shākasaya (robe of a Buddhist monk or nun) (loanword from Sanskrit)

Characters built on 加

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

• 架jiàto support; frame; rack
• 驾jiàto harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive
• 嘉jiāexcellent; auspicious; to praise
• 迦jiā(phonetic sound for Buddhist terms)
• 枷jiācangue (wooden collar like stocks used to restrain and punish criminals in China)
• 珈jiāgamma; jewelry
• 痂jiāscab
• 笳jiāwhistle made of reed

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