Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

excellent

Chinese: 美好、赞许。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “jia” becomes a different word in each tone. 嘉 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 嘉宾jiā bīnesteemed guest; honored guest; guest (on a show)
  • 嘉年华jiā nián huá(loanword) carnival
  • 嘉会jiā huìauspicious occasion; grand feast
  • 可嘉kě jiālaudable
  • 嘉许jiā xǔfavorable; praise

Example Sentence

他的表现获得了老师的嘉奖。Tā de biǎo xiàn huò dé le lǎo shī de jiā jiǎng.His performance earned praise from the teacher.

hedeof表现biǎo xiànto show获得huò déto obtainle(completed action)老师lǎo shīteacherdeof嘉奖jiā jiǎngto award