Word and Radical Components of 家

The Chinese word 家 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
家	jiā, jia	1. Simplified form of 傢
家	gū	2. Only used in 大家#Pronunciation 3 (大家, tr=dàgū)

家 ⇨ 宀 + 豕

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
宀	mián	1. a type of deep house with walls on all four sides, a roof, a main hall, and back rooms
		2. a kind of flower
		3. (Kangxi radical #40 宀* (“roof”))
		4. usage. As a component, often referred to as 寶蓋頭.
豕	shǐ	1. (obsolete) pig; boar