jiā

to support

How it’s built

Simplified form of 夾. Pictograph of a person (大) being pushed by people on both sides.

iconic

big — Depicts a standing person being pushed from both sides.

iconic

person — Depicts a person pushing from the left.

iconic

person — Depicts a person pushing from the right.

Through the ages

Bronze script

Appears in

Characters that use 夹 as a component, most common first.