Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "莢", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "莢", and master the standard way of writing the character "莢".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 莢
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "莢" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
莢 (jiā)
1. A type of plant fruit. It develops from a single ovary generated by one carpel. When the fruit skin matures, it becomes dry, flat, and long, splitting open along both sides; after splitting, the fruit skin forms symmetrical halves. Most leguminous plant fruits are like this. For example: "bean pods," "soap pods."
2. Refers to "elm pods." From "Two Poems of Early Summer" by Fan Chengda in the Song Dynasty: "Mulberry leaves dewy branches, silkworms grow old, vegetable flowers form pods, butterflies fly in." Also known as "pod fruit."
3. A surname. For instance, during the Spring and Autumn period, there was a noble named Jia Chengxi.