Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

excellent

Chinese: 美好、优秀。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “jia” becomes a different word in each tone. 佳 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

  • 最佳zuì jiāoptimum; optimal; peak; best (athlete, movie etc)
  • 佳肴jiā yáofine food; delicacies; delicious food
  • 佳节jiā jiéfestive day; holiday
  • 不佳bù jiānot good
  • 佳人jiā rénbeautiful woman

Example Sentence

这部电影的口碑非常好,是一部佳作。Zhè bù diàn yǐng de kǒu bēi fēi cháng hǎo, shì yí bù jiā zuò.This movie is well-received and is a fine work.

Zhèthisministry电影diàn yǐngmoviedeof口碑kǒu bēipublic praise非常fēi chángveryhǎogoodshìisoneministry佳作jiā zuòmasterpiece