Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced jia
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced jia, including 家 jiā, 加 jiā, 价 jià / jie, 假 jiǎ / jià, 架 jià. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
For jia, the tongue is high and forward on j; run straight into ia and hold the tone, not English letters in a row.
Initial j
The tongue is high and forward. Do not add an English “d” sound.
Final ia
Settle the final ia into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (家 jiā, 加 jiā, 价 jià / jie, 假 jiǎ / jià, 架 jià) and lock in their tones. 12 common characters share the sound jia, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
jia turns up here with 3 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 家, 加, 佳… (5 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 假, 甲, 贾 (3 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 价, 架, 驾… (4 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing jia inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
12 common characters in this group.