架jià
a rack. 9 strokes, radical 木, first met in HSK 3.
What 架 is made of
加 (jiā, to add to) and 木 (mù, tree).
木 carries the meaning — wood — and 加 carries the sound.
How to write 架
Strokes 1–5 write 加, then strokes 6–9 write 木.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 架
Words that use 架
| 架 | a rack 用木条搭成、可以摆放东西的支撑物 他在阳台上搭了一个花架。He built a flower rack on the balcony. Lesson 164, 手工器具与修整 · 服饰穿着与生活器物 · Attire, Daily Wear & Household Objects |
| 书架 | a bookshelf 放书的那件家具 教室后面新放了一个书架。At the back of the classroom stands a new bookshelf. Lesson 111, 课堂时光 · 校园成长与学习探索 · Campus Growth & Learning Adventures |
| 衣架 | a clothes hanger 用来挂衣服的架子 妈妈把衣服挂在衣架上晾干。Mum hung the clothes on a hanger to dry. Lesson 121, 衣着与整理 · 居家生活与美味日常 · Home Living & Culinary Delights |
| 吵架 | to quarrel 因为意见不合大声争论 夫妻俩因为小事吵架，谁也不让谁。The couple quarrelled over a small matter, neither willing to give in. Lesson 208, 家常理短与纷扰包容 · 婚姻家庭与人生百态 · Family Bonds, Marital Life & Human Character |
| 打架 | to fight, scuffle 指双方动手争斗起来 两个男孩因小事打架起来。The two boys fought over something trivial. Lesson 407, 谨言审行 · 通达明理与气象万千 · Sagacity & Natural Grandeur |
Characters that share the sound part 加
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 木
All 67 of them, and what the radical means, on the 木 radical page.