The character 价 — “price”: how to write it and what it means
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The Chinese character 价 is read jià and means “price”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.
Stroke order: how to write 价
价 has 6 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.
To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 价, with strokes to trace and empty squares.
What 价 is made of
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 介 jiè — as in 界 jiè.
The parts of a character hint at its meaning or its reading — more in the article “Chinese character radicals”.
Words with 价
- 价格priceHSK 4
- 价钱price (colloq.)HSK 4
- 高价high priceHSK 4
- 低价low priceHSK 4
- 降价lower the priceHSK 4
- 涨价go up in priceHSK 5
- 售价selling priceHSK 5
- 评价evaluation; evaluateHSK 5
- 物价prices (of goods)HSK 5
- 价值value, worthHSK 5
- 房价housing pricesHSK 6
- 定价set a price; fixed priceHSK 6
- 代价price, cost (to pay)HSK 6
- 性价比value for moneyHSK 6
Frequently asked questions
How do you write the character 价?
价 has 6 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.
What does 价 mean?
价 means “price”. It appears in 价格 (“price”), 价钱 (“price”), 高价 (“high price”), 低价 (“low price”).
How do you pronounce 价?
价 is read jià. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.
How many strokes does 价 have?
6 strokes.
More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.
Write 价 yourself
In the lessons you write characters stroke by stroke with a finger or a mouse, and the course checks the order. You can start for free, no sign-up needed.
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