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(jiā tíng) - family, household in Mandarin

jiātíng

Traditional: 家庭

Line drawing of 家庭
Coloured illustration of 家庭
HSK 4
#731 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

family, household

Word origin

家庭 means 'family, household': 家 (jiā, 'home', 宀 roof + 豕 pig) plus 庭 (tíng, 'courtyard, hall', with 广 the shelter radical). Together they denote the family home.

Origin
compound
Root
家 (jiā, home) + 庭 (tíng, courtyard: 广 shelter + 廷 phonetic)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 家

Stroke order for 庭

Examples

She has a happy family.

Family is important to me.

He comes from a big family.

Our family relationships are very close.

Family gatherings make me very happy.

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This word is part of lesson 15.