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家产 (jiā chǎn) — family property, family estate

Definition

Refers to property and wealth passed down within a family (estate, inheritance). 财产 is the general word for any property/assets; 家产 specifically implies it is family-held, often inherited across generations.

noun
family propertyfamily estate
Measure word · 份

Examples

  • 家产。
    Tā jì chéng le quán bù jiā chǎn.
    He inherited all the family property.
  • 家产。
    Xiōng dì liǎng rén yīn wèi jiā chǎn wèn tí nào shàng le fǎ tíng.
    The two brothers ended up in court over the family property issue.
  • ，。
    Tā men jiā jiā chǎn hěn duō, shēng huó guò dé hěn shū fu.
    Their family has a lot of property, so they live very comfortably.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

家jiāfamily
产chǎnproperty

家 names the family, and 产 its property, together giving family estate.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
𢑓
𢑓𢑓家jiā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The early drawing of 家 showed a roof 宀 over a male-pig sign 𢑓 that gave the pronunciation; the lower part later changed shape.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 產; 产 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
生生shēngto be born
Sound part声符shēngfú
彥
彥yàn產chǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 產 pairs 生, "to be born," with 彥 as a sound part; the simplified 产 is a shorthand.

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