Make a Movie 家

KEYWORD:

Home

Pinyin:

jiā

Actor:

ji-  Female

Set:

-a

Room within Set:

Outside the Entrance

Prop(s):

宀  Roof

豕 NEW：Pig. This component comes from ancient Chinese meaning swine or pig. It is pretty unique in terms of its components, so we’re not going to break it down any further than this, but considering how often you will write characters like 家，象，and 像, we’re quite confident it won’t be a problem for you. Not to mention, it's quite fun to write!

Member Comments from 2019-mid-2020

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Neil

One of my calligraphy teachers told me that in the old days a pig would be kept in the house. (didn't want it to get stolen).

Mandarin Blueprint

That's right! Many times, they were under the floor boards, so the *pig* was under the *roof* :D.

MB Team

Here's the link to where Phil & Luke talked about this comment in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtenJy10C9k&t=1440s

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