佳 (jiā) — fine, excellent, beautiful
Definition
Literary/written adjective for 'fine, excellent' — almost always used inside set phrases (最佳, 颇佳, 极佳) rather than alone. Pairs with 好 in the greeting 祝你好佳? No: use this only in the fixed 佳节/佳肴/佳绩/最佳 pattern.
adjective
fineexcellentbeautiful
Examples
- 佳。Wǒ men xuǎn zé le yí gè jué jiā de shí jī chū fā.We chose an excellent time to depart.
- 佳。Tā de zhōng wén fā yīn jí jiā.Her Chinese pronunciation is excellent.
- 佳。Zhè bù diàn yǐng de piào fáng chéng jì pō jiā.This movie's box office performance is quite good.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
佳 combines 人 (person) with 圭, which is used for the sound guī.
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