嘉

jiā

excellent

surname Jia; auspicious; to praise; to commend

ceremonial drum (壴) + sound jiā (加) = excellent and praiseworthy

壴 depicts a ceremonial drum on a stand, evoking festivity and ritual celebration. 加 mainly lends the sound jiā; the drum carries the sense of something worthy of praise and rejoicing.

壴+加→嘉
加To addPhonetic
壴A drum on a standSemantic

老师嘉奖了在比赛中表现很好的学生。

lǎo shī jiā jiǎng le zài bǐ sài zhōng biǎo xiàn hěn hǎo de xué shēng。

The teacher commended the students who performed very well in the competition.

大家都嘉许他多年来为社区做出的贡献。

dà jiā dōu jiā xǔ tā duō nián lái wèi shè qū zuò chū de gòng xiàn。

Everyone praised and commended his contributions to the community over the years.

Words with 嘉

嘉义

jiā yì

Chiayi, a city and county in west Taiwan

嘉峪关

jiā yù guān

see 嘉峪關市|嘉峪关市[Jia1 yu4 guan1 Shi4]

嘉陵江

jiā líng jiāng

Jialing River in Sichuan (a tributary of the Yangtze)

嘉祥

jiā xiáng

Jiaxiang County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[Ji3 ning2], Shandong

嘉许

jiā xǔ

favorable

嘉奖

jiā jiǎng

to award

乾嘉三大家

qián jiā sān dà jiā

the three leading poets of the Qianlong-Jiaqing era (1735–1820), who championed personal expression and innovation in Qing poetry: Yuan Mei 袁枚[Yuan2 Mei2], Jiang Shiquan 蔣士銓|蒋士铨[Jiang3 Shi4 quan2] and Zhao Yi 趙翼|赵翼[Zhao4 Yi4]

可嘉

kě jiā

laudable

勇气可嘉

yǒng qì kě jiā

to deserve praise for one's courage (idiom)

吴嘉经

wú jiā jīng

Wu Jiajing (1618-1684), early Qing dynasty poet

吕嘉民

lǚ jiā mín

Lü Jiamin (1946-) aka Jiang Rong 姜戎[Jiang1 Rong2], Chinese writer

李嘉欣

lǐ jiā xīn

Michele Monique Reis (1970-) actress, model and former Miss Hong Kong & Miss Chinese International

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