价 (jià) is a Chinese character meaning “price”. It is written from 亻 (person (the form 人 takes on the left)) and 介 (to be between; to interpose (in 价 it is the sound part)), side by side, and takes 6 strokes.
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Structure
亻 + 介
Left–right structure
- 亻 person (the form 人 takes on the left) · rén meaning
- 介 to be between; to interpose (in 价 it is the sound part) · jiè sound
Structure from: 现代字形构形分析（笔画数据核验：⿰亻介，2+4=6 画）；只描述今形，不追溯古字来源
Memory aid
亻 (a person, on the left) next to 介. 介 is here for the sound: 介 is jiè, 价 is jià — same initial, same tone, the vowel slid a little. A person 亻 who stands between buyer and seller is the one who names the price.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 价格jià géprice价 = jià
- 价值jià zhívalue; worth价 = jià
- 待价而沽dài jià ér gūto wait for the right price before selling价 = jià
- 涨价zhǎng jiàto rise in price价 = jià
- 砍价kǎn jiàto bargain; to haggle the price down价 = jià
Go deeper
All readings
price
price; value; worth
商品用货币表示的数额；也指事物的价值。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 价格jià géprice价 = jià
- 价值jià zhívalue; worth价 = jià
- 待价而沽dài jià ér gūto wait for the right price before selling价 = jià
- 涨价zhǎng jiàto rise in price价 = jià
- 砍价kǎn jiàto bargain; to haggle the price down价 = jià
Sound component
介 family rime near
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 价 mean?
价 (jià) means price; value; worth.
How do you pronounce 价?
It is pronounced jià.
What parts is 价 made of?
亻 (person (the form 人 takes on the left)) and 介 (to be between; to interpose (in 价 it is the sound part)), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形构形分析（笔画数据核验：⿰亻介，2+4=6 画）；只描述今形，不追溯古字来源. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 价 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 价?
亻. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 价?
Common ones are 价格 and 价值. The reading of 价 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.