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(jiā rén) - family member, family in Mandarin

jiārén

Traditional: 家人

Line drawing of 家人
Coloured illustration of 家人
HSK 3
#680 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

family member, family

Word origin

家人 means 'family member': 家 (jiā, 'home, family') plus 人 (rén, 'person'). 人 is a pictograph of a standing person seen from the side.

Origin
compound
Root
家 (jiā, family) + 人 (rén, person, a pictograph)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 家

Stroke order for 人

Examples

I love my family.

Is your family well?

He treats me like family.

At the weekend I keep my family company.

Family is the most important thing.

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This word is part of lesson 14.