It looks like there are a bunch of tentacles coming out from underneath the “roof” radical, and this reminds me of the interconnectedness and messiness that I associate with family.
The way that helps me remember Jia is by first looking at the radical for roof, and then noticing that each stroke towards the bottom of the character can represent a different family member living under the same roof.
Seung Yoon Lee says
It looks like a people under the roof so it is easier to remember as a family in house.
Tu Quynh Vuu says
The character has a roof radical, representing a house, and underneath it looks like branches, so a family.
Jinu Shim says
There is a roof and many people under it meaning it is a house.
Luis Alvarado says
It has a roof radical which indicates a home which leads to family.
Luciana Emerson says
I look at it like a home because homes house families.
Danial Tajwer says
It looks like there are a bunch of tentacles coming out from underneath the “roof” radical, and this reminds me of the interconnectedness and messiness that I associate with family.
Ariel Spencer says
The top is like a little roof with a chimney sheltering the family below.
Dulce Rodriguez says
The top part of the character looks like a roof for the bottom part.
Miriyam Kuanysh says
The character on the top means roof, which associates with family. The character at the bottom looks like a family tree.
Tengis Otgonbaatar says
Under a roof one line is split, making other lines. Like a family tree.
Hugo Obori says
It looks like a family, as there is a roof above the people who are the individual strings.
Gloria Tsang says
There are many parts to a family or a home, just like there are many parts to this symbol; but they all make up one united unit.
Dylan Stringer says
It reminds me of many individuals under the same roof
Angelo Giovannoni says
The way that helps me remember Jia is by first looking at the radical for roof, and then noticing that each stroke towards the bottom of the character can represent a different family member living under the same roof.
Malachi G Daniel says
宀 is a roof and 豕 is a pig. So an animal under a roof is a home i.e food to eat.
Kathryn Yep says
Looks like a family tree