家 Strokes Write it Listen 家 jiā home; family; (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) HSK 1 10 strokes Radical 宀 Sound + meaning 49 words Built from宀meaninggàiroof; house豕soundshǐpig, boar How it works宀 hints at the meaning (roof), and 豕 shǐ hints at the sound.