嘉
Meanings
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- 1.excellent
- 2.auspicious
- 3.to praise
- 4.to commend
- 1.surname Jia
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Wiktionary
- 1.excellent; good
- 2.auspicious
- 3.to praise, commend
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kraːl): semantic 壴 + phonetic 加 (OC *kraːl). Related to Burmese ကဲ (kai:, “to overdo, exceed”) (Hill, 2019).
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Components
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Related words
嘉宾 esteemed guest嘉仁 Yoshihito, personal name of the Taishō 大正[Dà zhèng] emperor of Japan (1879-1926), reigned 1912-1926嘉义 Chiayi, a city and county in west Taiwan嘉黎 see 嘉黎县[Jiā lí Xiàn]嘉陵 see 嘉陵区[Jiā líng Qū]嘉许 favorable嘉豪 (slang) try-hard poser; cringe attention-seeker who acts overly cool or self-confident嘉善 see 嘉善县[Jiā shàn Xiàn]嘉鱼 see 嘉鱼县[Jiā yú Xiàn]嘉庆 Jiaqing Emperor (1760-1820), seventh Qing emperor, personal name 颙琰[Yóng yǎn], reigned 1796-1820获嘉 see 获嘉县[Huò jiā Xiàn]嘉禾 see 嘉禾县[Jiā hé Xiàn]