Chinese Word: 嫁 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

嫁HSK 5

Pinyin: jià

English Definition: (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc)

Chinese Definition:
①女子结婚：出嫁。嫁娶。再嫁。嫁奁。嫁妆。
②(嫁接)把不同品种的两种植物接在一起，让它变种，达到提早结果、增加抗性、提高品种质量等目的。
③把祸害、怨恨推到别人身上：嫁怨。嫁祸于人。嫁非(委过于人)。转嫁。

Antonyms: 娶

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 女

Pictophonetic:家 indicates the sound; 女 (woman) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 女 [ nǚ ] woman, girl; female
- 家 [ jiā ] house, home, residence; family

Similar Characters: 稼婛

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Stroke order image for Chinese character 嫁

出嫁HSK 5	chū jià	to get married (of woman)
嫁接	jià jiē	to graft (a branch to a rootstock)
嫁人HSK 5	jià rén	to get married (of woman)
转嫁	zhuǎn jià	to remarry (of widow); to pass on (blame, cost, obligation, unpleasant consequence etc); to transfer (blame, guilt); to pass the buck
改嫁	gǎi jià	to remarry (of a woman)