夹克

夾克

jiākè

noun #3,748

Measure Word

一件夹克 jiàn

Meanings

1 jacket

Characters

to clip; to squeeze (phonetic)

to overcome; gram (phonetic)

Examples

天冷了，穿件夹克吧。

Tiān lěng le, chuān jiàn jiākè ba.

It's getting cold, put on a jacket.

他穿了一件黑色的皮夹克。

Tā chuān le yī jiàn hēisè de píjiākè.

He wore a black leather jacket.

Tips

memory

夹克 is a phonetic loan word from English 'jacket.' The characters 夹 (clip/squeeze) and 克 (gram/overcome) are used purely for sound.

Stroke Order

夹 jiā

克 kè