Chinese Word: 跏 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

跏

Pinyin: jiā

English Definition: to sit cross-legged

Chinese Definition:
①(跏趺)佛教徒的一种坐法，即双足交叠而坐。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 足

Pictophonetic:加 indicates the sound; 足 (foot) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 足 [ zú ] foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
- 加 [ jiā ] to add to, to increase, to augment

Similar Characters: 鉫

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跏趺	jiā fū	to sit in the lotus position
半跏坐	bàn jiā zuò	sitting with one leg crossed (usu. of Bodhisattva)
全跏坐	quán jiā zuò	crossed leg posture (usu. of Buddha)

1		ér 而 zhè xiē 这些 chéng chuàn 成串 de 的 xiǎo 小 shuǐ pào 水泡 zài 在 chū xiàn 出现 sì wǔ tiān 四五天 hòu 后 kāi shǐ 开始 jiē 结 jiā 跏。 The lesions may last four to five days prior to crusting .
2		jiǎ fēi 贾菲 zhèng 正 yǐ 以 bèi 被 huàn zuò 唤作「 shuāng 双 jiā 跏 lián huā 莲花 zuò 坐」 de 的 xíng tài 形态 zuò zhe 坐着， liǎng gè 两个 zú huái 足踝 quán 全 zài 在 yī 一 shuāng 双 dà tuǐ 大腿 shàng 上。 Japhy was sitting in the full lotus position, it's called, with both ankles over both thighs.
3		wǒ 我 yǐ 已 gào su 告诉 tā men 他们， wǒ 我 yǒu yì diǎn 有一点 < xuè shuān 血栓 jìng mài yán 静脉炎 > ， xuè yè 血液 zài 在 wǒ 我 jiǎo 脚 de 的 jìng mài 静脉 lǐ 里 níng kuài 凝块， yīn ér 因而 kǒng jù 恐惧 míng tiān 明天 de 的 dēng pān 登攀， bìng fēi 并非 pà 怕 tā 它 huì 会 shǐ 使 wǒ 我 tuǐ 腿 jiā 跏 le 了， ér shì 而是 pà 怕 dāng 当 wǒ men 我们 xià lai 下来 shí 时 biàn de 变得 gèng 更 zāo 糟。 I'd told the boys I had a touch of thrombophlebitis, blood clots in the veins in my feet, and was afraid about tomorrow's climb, not that it would hobble me but would get worse when we came down.