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jiā

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jiā Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiā | jia1
English translation
beautiful
fine
good
good, auspicious; beautiful; delightful

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About jiā

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

jiā

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

person

Etymology of jiā

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

亻圭

Semantic compound

rén

Phonetic compound

guī

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. rén represents the meaning and guī represents the sound.

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Example sentences using jiā

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jiàn 狼牙棒 shì 肉搏战 ròu bó zhàn de 最佳 zuì jiā 武器 wǔqì .

The sword and mace were favourite weapons for hand - to - hand fighting .

[ yàn ] zhě 口中 jiē 佳肴 jiāyáo .

Hunger is the best sauce.

美乐 Měi lè 皇轩 Hóng 酒色 jiǔ sè 深沉 shēnchén ér 通透 tōng tòu ,酒香醇厚 chún hòu ér 丰富 fēngfù , tián 平衡 pínghéng ér 调和 tiáohé ,实在 shízài shì zuǒ yáo zhī 佳酿 jiā niàng .

It attains maturity quickly but continues to age well over time.

ér 真正 zhēnzhèng 使 shǐ 刘玉玲成名 chéng míng de 还要算是 suàn shì 1997 Nián de 影片 yǐng piàn 《甜 xīn qiào 佳人 jiā rén .

In 1997, she landed her big break in " Ally McBeal ".

韩佳: ēn . zhè zuò Dōng ne shì 公元 gōngyuán 869 Nián de 时候 shíhou 修建 xiūjiàn de .

Yeah. The East Pagoda was built in 869 AD.

Words with jiā

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
最佳 zuì jiā optimum最佳 zuì jiā
jiā fine jiā
佳人 jiā rén beautiful woman佳人 jiā rén
佳能 Jiā néng Canon (Japanese company)佳能 Jiā néng
佳丽 jiā lì beauty佳麗
佳作 jiā zuò masterpiece佳作 jiā zuò
佳节 jiā jié festive day佳節
欠佳 qiàn jiā suboptimal欠佳 qiàn jiā
康佳 Kāng jiā Kongka (brand)康佳 Kāng jiā
佳肴 jiāyáo fine food佳餚
绝佳 jué jiā exceptionally good絕佳
佳绩 jiā jì good result佳績
佳酿 jiā niàng excellent wine佳釀
佳话 jiā huà story or deed that captures the imagination and is spread far and wide佳話
上佳 shàng jiā excellent上佳 shàng jiā
佳期 jiā qī wedding day佳期 jiā qī
俱佳 jù jiā excellent俱佳 jù jiā
佳木斯 Jiā mù sī Kiamusze or Jiamusi prefecture-level city in Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江 Hēi lóng jiāng [Hēi​lóng​jiāng] in northeast China佳木斯 Jiā mù sī

jiā Decomposition & Compounds

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jiā Decomposition

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