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HSK 1 · At home

在家

zài jiā

to be at home

Stroke order of 在家

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

在 · 6 strokes家 · 10 strokes

Memory trick

在 locates one at a 土 earth place, and 家 is the roof with pig: being at home.

Parts: 在 at (才 + 土 earth) + 家 home (宀 roof + 豕 pig)

The characters in 在家

  • 在 zài — at; in; to be (located) (6 strokes)
  • 家 jiā — home; family (10 strokes)

Example sentence

今天我在家。

I'm at home today.

Words with 在

现在now在at; in; to be (located)正在in the middle of (doing)实在really; honestly存在to exist

Words with 家

家人family members家home; family家里at home; family回家to go home国家country; nation大家everyone家庭family; household家长parent; head of family全家the whole family画家painter; artist作家writer; author科学家scientist家属family members; dependents专家expert搬家to move house家具furniture家乡hometown

More words: At home

房子house房间room门door; gate门口doorway; entrance床bed桌子table; desk家里at home; family回家to go home楼building; floor楼上upstairs楼下downstairs洗手间restroom; toilet

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