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嘉 - jiā

excellent; joyful; auspicious

excellent; joyful; auspicious

How to read 嘉

Click 嘉 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinjiā
Englishexcellent; joyful; auspicious
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

嘉仁 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 嘉善. Please read 嘉庆 one more time.

Common words with this character

Yoshihito, personal name of the Taishō 大正[Da4 zheng4] emperor of Japan , reigned 1912-1926
see 嘉善縣|嘉善县[Jia1 shan4 Xian4]
Jiaqing Emperor , seventh Qing emperor, personal name 顒琰|颙琰[Yong2 yan3], reigned 1796-1820
auspicious occasion; grand feast

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 嘉 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 嘉仁 and 嘉善 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 嘉.