Learn 家
home
Recognize 家, know its sound, and learn one way to use it.
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A Table Between Boxes
1 min illustrated story · A little help remembering 家
By evening, Alex had unpacked one plate, two forks, and a kettle. Boxes filled the floor around his small table. Outside the window, the leaning tree moved in the breeze.
He was considering toast when someone knocked.
Lin stood at the door with a covered dish. Behind her, a friend held a pot by its handles.
“We brought dinner,” Lin said.
“I have one plate.”
“We brought those too.”
Alex moved a box out of the doorway.
They cleared the table and found three chairs. Lin uncovered the vegetables; their friend set down the pot of rice. Alex opened a packet of plates.
“First meal at home,” Lin said. “家. Jiā. Home.”
He passed her a plate.
They ate with boxes stacked behind them and the window open a little. Nobody asked when the shelves would go up.
After dinner, Alex reached for the empty rice pot.
“Leave it,” Lin said. “We’ll collect it tomorrow.”
He was pleased to have a reason for them to come back.
One way to use 家.
家 can mean home or family. This story uses home. 回家 means to return home.
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