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佳

jiā

HSK 6 Character

What 佳 means

1. beautiful
2. fine
3. good

Other readings

佳 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Jiāsurname Jia

Example sentences

• 冷饮更佳。
  Best served chilled.
• 他的视力不佳。
  Tā de shìlì bù jiā.
  He has poor eyesight.
• 水果以苹果为最佳。
  Shuǐguǒ yǐ píngguǒ wèi zuì jiā.
  Apples are the best fruit.
• 手术是最佳解决方案。
  Surgery is the best solution.
• 推特就是荒谬的绝佳例子。
  Tuītè jiù shì huāngmiù de juéjiā lìzi.
  Twitter is a good example of absurdity.
• 笑容是坏心情的最佳药方。
  Smiling is the best remedy for negative emotions.

Words starting with 佳

• 佳肴jiā yáofine food; delicacies; delicious food
• 佳人jiā rénbeautiful woman
• 佳作jiā zuòmasterpiece; fine piece of writing
• 佳能Jiā néngCanon (Japanese company)
• 佳节jiā jiéfestive day; holiday
• 佳丽jiā lìa beauty; beautiful
• 佳话jiā huàstory or deed that captures the imagination and is spread far and wide
• 佳绩jiā jìgood result; success
• 佳期jiā qīwedding day; day of tryst
• 佳音jiā yīngood news
• 佳美jiā měibeautiful
• 佳境jiā jìng(literary) beautiful surroundings; scenic spot; favorable stage…
• 佳里Jiā lǐJiali, a district in Tainan 台南
• 佳世客Jiā shì kèJUSCO, Japanese chain of hypermarkets
• 佳得乐Jiā dé lèGatorade (brand)
• 佳人才子jiā rén cái zǐ(lit.) beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom); (fig.) pair of ideal lovers
• 佳木斯市Jiā mù sī ShìJiamusi, prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang Province 黑龙江省
• 佳木斯大学Jiā mù sī Dà xuéJiamusi University (Heilongjiang)
• 佳洁士Jiā jié shìCrest (brand)
• 佳偶jiā ǒuhappily married couple
• 佳评如潮jiā píng rú cháoa hit; tremendous popularity
• 佳县Jiā XiànJia County or Jiaxian, a county in Yulin City 榆林市
• 佳妙jiā miàowonderful; beautiful (calligraphy)
• 佳酿jiā niàngexcellent wine

Words containing 佳

• 最佳zuì jiāoptimum; optimal; peak
• 欠佳qiàn jiāsuboptimal; subpar; not good enough
• 胡佳Hú JiāHu Jia (1973-), PRC dissident human rights activist
• 康佳Kāng jiāKongka (brand)
• 上佳shàng jiāexcellent; outstanding; great
• 渐入佳境jiàn rù jiā jìng(idiom) to gradually improve; to get better and better
• 不佳bù jiānot good
• 绝佳jué jiāexceptionally good
• 吉佳利Jí jiā lìKigali, capital of Rwanda (Tw)
• 最佳化zuì jiā huà(computing, math.) to optimize
• 少说为佳shǎo shuō wéi jiāFew words are best.; Brevity is the soul of wit.
• 才子佳人cái zǐ jiā rénlit. gifted scholar, beautiful lady (idiom); fig. pair of ideal lovers
• 绝世佳人jué shì jiā réna woman of unmatched beauty (idiom)
• 绝代佳人jué dài jiā rénbeauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance…
• 风流佳话fēng liú jiā huàromance; romantic affair
• 乱世佳人Luàn shì Jiā rénGone with the Wind (film)
• 俱佳jù jiāexcellent; wonderful
• 新春佳节xīn chūn jiā jiéChinese New Year festivities
• 舒肤佳Shū fū jiāSafeguard (brand)
• 心绪不佳xīn xù bù jiāout of sorts; gloomy
• 彭佳屿Péng jiā yǔPengjia Island, administered as part of Chilung or Keelung 基隆
• 野田佳彦Yě tián Jiā yànNoda Yoshihiko (1957-), prime minister of Japan 2011-2012
• 绮色佳Qǐ sè jiāIthaca, New York, location of Cornell University 康奈尔大学
• 佟佳江Tóng jiā JiāngTongjia River in Manchuria, a tributary of the Yalu River 鸭绿江

Characters that look like 佳

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 住zhùto live; to reside; to stay; to stop; to cease…
• 径jìngfootpath; path; track; (fig.) a way; a means; directly; straight; diameter
• 侦zhēnto scout; to spy; to detect
• 怯qiètimid; cowardly; rustic
• 俟qíused in 万俟
• 怅chàngregretful; upset; despairing; depressed

Sounds the same

Read jiā, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 家used in 家伙
• 加to add; (math) plus; to increase; to augment
• 夹to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich
• 嘉excellent; auspicious; to praise
• 迦(phonetic sound for Buddhist terms)
• 镓gallium (chemistry)
• 伽traditionally used as phonetic for "ga"
• 枷cangue (wooden collar like stocks used to restrain and punish criminals in China)
• 珈gamma; jewelry
• 茄phonetic character used in loanwords for the sound "jia", although 夹
• 痂scab
• 耞flail (for threshing grain); old variant of 枷