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title: "Jiazi Meaning: 架子 (shelf) or 夹子 (clip)?"
description: "架子 (jiàzi) means “shelf; rack; frame”. Not the jiazi you heard? See 夹子. Hear its tones, see what 架 and 子 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiazi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 架子 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

架子 jiàzi

## shelf; rack; frame

## It can also mean

- airs; arrogance (as in 摆架子)

## Its characters

1. 架 jià frame
2. 子 zi (suffix) noun suffix (as in 桌子)

## In a sentence

请把这些书放到架子上。 Please put these books on the shelf.

[More about 架子](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9E%B6%E5%AD%90)

## Other words said jiazi

- [夹子jiāziclip](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%B9%E5%AD%90)

## More words with 架 or 子

- [绑架 bǎngjià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bangjia)
- [包子 bāozi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baozi)
- [被子 bèizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beizi)
- [本子 běnzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benzi)
- [鼻子 bízi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bizi)
- [脖子 bózi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bozi)
- [吵架 chǎojià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaojia)
- [虫子 chóngzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongzi)
- [袋子 dàizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daizi)
- [弟子 dìzǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dizi)

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