嘉 (gaa1 | jia1) : distinguished; praise

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嘉

gaa1

jia1

[1] [adj] distinguished; good; fine
[2] [v] praise; commend; approve

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

嘉

This word has been viewed 14586 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Mar 2011 09:25

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嘉年華 gaa1 nin4 waa4 jia1 nian2 hua2 = carnival

嘉獎 gaa1 zoeng2 jia1 jiang3 = to award an honour

嘉賓 gaa1 ban1 jia1 bin1 = distinguished guest, guest of honor

嘉魚 gaa1 jyu4*2 jia1 yu2 = charr (a type of freshwater fish); Jiayu (place in Hubei)

嘉年華會 gaa1 nin4 waa4 wui6*2 jia1 nian2 hua2 hui4 = carnival

可嘉 ho2 gaa1 = praisable

嘉特利亞蘭 gaa1 dak6 lei6 aa3 laan4 jia1 te4 li4 ya3/4 (Taiwan/PRC) lan2 = cattleya (commonly grown orchid plant)

倒數嘉年華 dou3 sou2 gaa1 nin4 waa4 = a countdown carnival

嘉許 gaa1 heoi2 jia1 xu3 = favorable; praise

嘉禾娛樂有限公司 gaa1 wo4 jyu4 lok6 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1 jia1 he2 wu4 le4 you3 xian4 gong1 si1 = Golden Harvest Entertainment Co Ltd

嘉士伯 gaa1 si6 baak3 = Carlsberg (beer)

士嘉堡 si6 gaa1 bou2 = [translit.] Scarborough

林嘉欣 lam4 gaa1 jan1 lin2 jia1 xin1 = Karena Lam

嘉祥 gaa1 coeng4 jia1 xiang2 = Jiaxiang (place in Shandong)

嘉定 gaa1 ding6 jia1 ding4 = Jiading (place in Shanghai)

嘉興 gaa1 hing1 jia1 xing1 = Jiaxing (city in Zhejiang)

嘉興地區 gaa1 hing1 dei6 keoi1 jia1 xing1 di4 qu1 = Jiaxing district (district in Zhejiang)

嘉蔭 gaa1 jam3 jia1 yin4 = Jiayin (place in Heilongjiang)

嘉義 gaa1 ji6 jia1 yi4 = Chiayi (city in Taiwan)

嘉黎 gaa1 lai4 jia1 li2 = Jiali (place in Tibet)

嘉山 gaa1 saan1 jia1 shan1 = Jiashan (place in Anhui)

嘉善 gaa1 sin6 jia1 shan4 = Jiashan (place in Zhejiang)

獲嘉 wok6 gaa1 huo4 jia1 = Huojia (place in Henan)

嘉峪關 gaa1 juk6 gwaan1 jia1 yu4 guan1 = Jiayuguan (city in Gansu) or Jiayu Pass

劉嘉玲 lau4 gaa1 ling4 liu2 jia1 ling2 = Carina Lau

瑪嘉烈 maa5 gaa1 lit6 = Margaret

瑪嘉烈公主 maa5 gaa1 lit6 gung1 zyu2 = Princess Margaret

鄭嘉穎 zeng6 gaa1 wing6 zheng4 jia1 ying3 = Kevin Cheng

鍾嘉欣 zung1 gaa1 jan1 zhong1 jia1 xin1 = Linda Chung

嘉言懿行 gaa1 jin4 ji3 hang6 jia1 yan2 yi4 xing2[PRC] / xing4 [TW] = wise words and admirable deeds

嘉禾 gaa1 wo4 jia1 he2 = Golden Harvest (film production company); Jiahe (place in Hunan)

李嘉誠 lei5 gaa1 sing4 = Lee Ka-shing (richest person of Chinese descent in the world)

陳嘉玲 can4 gaa1 ling4 chen2 jia1 ling2 = Charine Chan (also 陳加玲)

陳嘉樺 can4 gaa1 waa4 chen2 jia1 hua4 = Ella Chen

錢嘉樂 cin4 gaa1 lok6 qian2 jia1 le4 = Chin Ka Lok

傅珮嘉 fu6 pui3 gaa1 fu4 pei4 jia1 = Maggie Fu

何嘉莉 ho4 gaa1 lei6 he2 jia1 li4 = Lillian Ho Kar Lei (also 何俐恩)

李嘉欣 lei5 gaa1 jan1 li3 jia1 xin1 = Michelle Reis

麥嘉 mak6 gaa1 mai4 jia1 = Karl Maka

蒙嘉慧 mung4 gaa1 wai6 meng1 jia1 hui4 = Yo Yo Mung

周嘉玲 zau1 gaa1 ling4 zhou1 jia1 ling2 = Valerie Chow

張艾嘉 zoeng1 ngaai6 gaa1 zhang1 ai4 jia1 = Sylvia Chang

干城章嘉峰 gon1 sing4 zoeng1 gaa1 fung1 = Kangchenjunga (third highest mountain peak in the world)

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