嘉
HSK 6

嘉 (jiā): excellent, joyful, auspicious

jiā

excellent, joyful, auspicious

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Pinyin

jiā

HSK Level

Level 6

Characters

1

English Meaning

excellent, joyful, auspicious

How to Write 嘉 (jiā)

嘉 is written in 14 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 嘉

A phono-semantic compound: 壴 (drum) carries the meaning, and 加 hints at the pronunciation.

What 嘉 is Made Of

嘉 is built from 2 components:

壴drum
加to add to, to increase, to augment

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Words Using 嘉

Common Chinese words that contain 嘉:

嘉宾

jiābīn

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