嫁 meaning and stroke order
(of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc)
How to write 嫁, stroke by stroke
13 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 嫁
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (of a woman) to marry
- to marry off a daughter
- to shift (blame etc)
How 嫁 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Woman.
女 gives the meaning and 家 hints at the sound.
Radical: 女 (woman), shared by 156 characters on this site.
How to remember 嫁
A woman 女 (nǚ) goes to a new home 家 (jiā): that is 嫁 (jià), a woman marrying into her husband's family. 家 also gives the sound, jiā becoming jià.
嫁 is used for a woman marrying, often as 嫁给 + husband. For a man taking a wife, Chinese uses 娶 (qǔ) instead. Example: 她嫁给了一个医生。(Tā jià gěi le yí ge yīshēng.) She married a doctor.
Common mistake: Learners often say 他嫁给她 for a man marrying a woman, but 嫁 is only for the woman. Use 娶 (qǔ) for the man, or the neutral 结婚 (jiéhūn). Also watch the tone: 嫁 is fourth tone jià, not first tone like 家 jiā.
Common words with 嫁
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
嫁 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 嫁
How many strokes are in 嫁?
嫁 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 嫁 mean?
嫁 (jià) means (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc). A common word with it is 嫁妆 (jiàzhuang), meaning "dowry".
How do you pronounce 嫁?
嫁 is pronounced jià, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 嫁?
The radical of 嫁 is 女, which carries the idea of "woman". Dictionaries list 嫁 under this radical.
Is 嫁 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 嫁 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 嫁 and 结婚?
结婚 (jiéhūn) means to get married and works for anyone, as in 我们结婚了. 嫁 describes the woman marrying into a family and usually takes an object with 给, as in 嫁给他.
Why does 嫁祸 mean to shift the blame?
Besides marriage, 嫁 has the sense of passing something on to someone else. 嫁祸 (jiàhuò) means passing misfortune or blame onto another person, as in 嫁祸于人 (jiàhuò yú rén), to pin the blame on someone.