jiā

beautiful

surname Jia; fine; good

person (亻) + phonetic (圭) = fine and beautiful

The person radical grounds 佳 in human qualities — something admirable in a person. 圭 mainly contributes the jiā sound; the human element carries the sense of fineness or excellence.

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PersonSemantic
A jade tablet used in ancient ritualsPhonetic

她今天状态,做什么都很顺。

tā jīn tiān zhuàng tài jiā,zuò shén me dōu hěn shùn。

She is in great form today; everything she does goes smoothly.

这道菜味道,大家都多吃了一碗。

zhè dào cài wèi dào jiā,dà jiā dōu duō chī le yī wǎn。

This dish tastes excellent, and everyone had an extra bowl.

Words with 佳

野田佳彦

yě tián jiā yàn

Noda Yoshihiko (1957-), prime minister of Japan 2011-2012

风流佳话

fēng liú jiā huà

romance

丽佳娜

lì jiā nà

Regina (name)

上佳

shàng jiā

excellent

不佳

bù jiā

not good

乱世佳人

luàn shì jiā rén

Gone with the Wind (film)

二八佳人

èr bā jiā rén

16-year-old beauty

佟佳江

tóng jiā jiāng

Tongjia River in Manchuria, a tributary of the Yalu River 鴨綠江|鸭绿江[Ya1 lu4 Jiang1]

佳世客

jiā shì kè

JUSCO, Japanese chain of hypermarkets

佳人

jiā rén

beautiful woman

佳人才子

jiā rén cái zǐ

lit. beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)

佳作

jiā zuò

masterpiece

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