Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "价", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "价", and master the standard way of writing the character "价".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 价
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "价" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
price / value / valence (on an atom), great / good / middleman / servant
价
jià
[ noun ]
【Basic Meaning】: price, value
【Character Formation】: phonetic-ideographic, combines the component for "person" with the phonetic element "贾".
1. The amount of money worth for goods ([En.] price)
- Example: 价钱 (price);价格 (price level);涨价 (price increase);调价 (adjust price);待价而沽 (wait for the price to rise before selling).
2. The basis for comparability and exchange between goods ([En.] value comparison)
- Example: 价值 (value);代价 (cost).
3. A term in chemistry ([En.] chemistry)
- Example: 原子价 (atomic valence).
4. Money; coins ([En.] money; coin).
5. Prestige ([En.] prestige).
6. Valence in chemistry ([En.] valence).
- Example: 原子价 (atomic valence); hydrogen is a monovalent element; sulfur can be divalent, tetravalent, or hexavalent.
7. To determine prices ([En.] determine)
- Example: 君得 (You obtain) - a reference to determining price.
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价
jiè
[ noun ]
1. A person who is sent to deliver things or convey messages ([En.] messenger; envoy).
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价
jiè
[ adjective ]
Good ([En.] good)
1. Used for emphasis after a negation ([En.] used for emphasis).
- Example: 不价 (not good).
2. Adverbial suffix.
- Example: 震天价响 (a loud sound like thunder).
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价
jie
[ auxiliary ]
1. Used for emphasis after a negation.
- Example: 甭价 (no need to worry about price); 不价 (not considered).
- Example: It should not be used alone with other sentence elements.
2. Used at the end of a sentence, equivalent to "的" or "似的".
- Example: 只听得一声震天价响 (Suddenly, there was a loud crash).
3. Further references: jià; jiè.