CHINESE CHARACTER

假 (jiǎ): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

jiǎ

fake, false, deceitful; vacation

HSK 311 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

亻

Primary radical

亻 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 假.

亻 · 叚

Visible components

假 is decomposed as ⿰亻叚.

STROKES · 11

Write 假 in 11 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

PRACTISE WRITING →

LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT

Vocabulary with 假

放假fàngjià

HSK 3 · to have a holiday or vacation

假期jiàqī

HSK 3 · vacation

请假qǐngjià

HSK 3 · to request leave of absence

休假xiūjià

HSK 3 · to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave

度假dùjià

HSK 4 · to go on holidays; to spend one's vacation

寒假hánjià

HSK 4 · winter vacation

Examples using 假

放假

现在学生在放假。

Xiàn zài xué shēng zài fàng jià。

The students are currently on holiday.

假期

你需要个假期。

Nǐ xū yào gè jià qī。

You need a vacation.

请假

他刚请假走了。

Tā gāng qǐng jià zǒu le。

He's just gone on leave.

FAQ

What does 假 (jiǎ) mean in Chinese?

fake, false, deceitful; vacation

How do you write 假 in stroke order?

假 has 11 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 假?

亻 is the radical in 假. It is the person side radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 假?

放假 (fàngjià): to have a holiday or vacation; 假期 (jiàqī): vacation; 请假 (qǐngjià): to request leave of absence.