Usage of the character 嘉
Jiā
嘉
[嘉]
- surname Jia
jiā
嘉
[嘉]
- excellent
- auspicious
- to praise
- to commend
Jiāqìng
嘉庆
[嘉慶]
- Jiaqing Emperor (1760-1820), seventh Qing emperor, personal name 顒琰／颙琰 ( Yóngyǎn), reigned 1796-1820
Jiāhé
嘉禾
[嘉禾]
- Jiahe county in Chenzhou 郴州 ( Chēnzhōu), Hunan
Yǒngjiā
永嘉
[永嘉]
- Yongjia county in Wenzhou 溫州／温州 ( Wēnzhōu), Zhejiang
- reign name 307-313 of Jin Emperor Huai 晉懷帝／晋怀帝 ( Jìn Huáidì)
Jiādìng
嘉定
[嘉定]
- Jiading district of northwest Shanghai
- final reign name 1208-1224 of South Song emperor Ningzong 寧宗／宁宗 ( Níngzōng)
Jiāxīng
嘉兴
[嘉興]
- see 嘉興市／嘉兴市 ( Jiāxīng Shì)
kějiā
可嘉
[可嘉]
- laudable
jiāxǔ
嘉许
[嘉許]
- favorable
- praise
Jiāyì
嘉义
[嘉義]
- Chiayi, a city and county in west Taiwan
jiābīn
嘉宾
[嘉賓]
- esteemed guest
- honored guest
- guest (on a show)
Jiāxiáng
嘉祥
[嘉祥]
- Jiaxiang County in Jining 濟寧／济宁 ( Jǐníng), Shandong
Jiāyīn
嘉荫
[嘉蔭]
- see 嘉蔭縣／嘉荫县 ( Jiāyīn Xiàn)
jiājiǎng
嘉奖
[嘉獎]
- to award
- commendation
- citation
Jiāshàn
嘉善
[嘉善]
- Jiashan county in Jiaxing 嘉興／嘉兴 ( Jiāxīng), Zhejiang
Jìjiā
技嘉
[技嘉]
- GIGABYTE Technology Co., Ltd.
Jiāyú
嘉鱼
[嘉魚]
- Jiayu county in Xianning 咸寧／咸宁 ( Xiánníng), Hubei
Jiālíng
嘉陵
[嘉陵]
- Jialing district of Nanchong city 南充市 ( Nánchōngshì), Sichuan
Jiārén
嘉仁
[嘉仁]
- Yoshihito, personal name of the Taishō 大正 ( Dàzhèng) emperor of Japan (1879-1926), reigned 1912-1926
jiāhuì
嘉会
[嘉會]
- auspicious occasion
- grand feast
Huòjiā
获嘉
[獲嘉]
- Huojia county in Xinxiang 新鄉／新乡 ( Xīnxiāng), Henan
Jiāshān
嘉山
[嘉山]
- Jiashan former county 1932-1992 in northeast Anhui, now part of Chuzhou prefecture 滁州 ( Chúzhōu)
- provincial level scenic area in Hunan
Jiāhéxiàn
嘉禾县
[嘉禾縣]
- Jiahe county in Chenzhou 郴州 ( Chēnzhōu), Hunan
jiābǎoguǒ
嘉宝果
[嘉寶果]
- jaboticaba; Brazilian grape tree
Jiāyúxiàn
嘉鱼县
[嘉魚縣]
- Jiayu county in Xianning 咸寧／咸宁 ( Xiánníng), Hubei
Sījiālì
思嘉丽
[思嘉麗]
- Scarlett (name)
- also written 斯嘉麗／斯嘉丽 ( Sījiālì)
Jiāyīn Xiàn
嘉荫县
[嘉蔭縣]
- Jiayin, a county in Yichun City 伊春市 ( Yīchūn Shì), Heilongjiang
Lǐ Bǎojiā
李宝嘉
[李寶嘉]
- Li Boyuan 李伯元 or Li Baojia (1867-1906), late Qing journalist, novelist and social observer, author of Observations on the current state of officialdom 官場現形記／官场现形记
Lü Jiāmín
吕嘉民
[呂嘉民]
- Lü Jiamin (1946-) aka Jiang Rong 姜戎 ( Jiāng Róng), Chinese writer
Jiāxiáng Xiàn
嘉祥县
[嘉祥縣]
- Jiaxiang County in Jining 濟寧／济宁 ( Jǐníng), Shandong
Jiāshìbó
嘉士伯
[嘉士伯]
- Carlsberg
Huòjiāxiàn
获嘉县
[獲嘉縣]
- Huojia county in Xinxiang 新鄉／新乡 ( Xīnxiāng), Henan
Yǒngjiāxiàn
永嘉县
[永嘉縣]
- Yongjia county in Wenzhou 溫州／温州 ( Wēnzhōu), Zhejiang
Lǐ Jiāxīn
李嘉欣
[李嘉欣]
- Michele Monique Reis (1970-) actress, model and former Miss Hong Kong & Miss Chinese International
Jiā'ěrmàn
嘉尔曼
[嘉爾曼]
- Carmen (name)
Jiāyì Xiàn
嘉义县
[嘉義縣]
- Jiayi or Chiayi County in west Taiwan
Jiāxīng Shì
嘉兴市
[嘉興市]
- Jiaxing, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Province 浙江省 ( Zhèjiāng Shěng)
Měng Jiāhuì
蒙嘉慧
[蒙嘉慧]
- Yoyo Mung (1975-), Hong Kong actress
Jiālíng Jiāng
嘉陵江
[嘉陵江]
- Jialing River in Sichuan (a tributary of the Yangtze)
Jiāyùguān
嘉峪关
[嘉峪關]
- see 嘉峪關市／嘉峪关市 ( Jiāyùguān Shì)
Wú Jiājīng
吴嘉经
[吳嘉經]
- Wu Jiajing (1618-1684), early Qing dynasty poet
Luó Jiāliáng
罗嘉良
[羅嘉良]
- Gallen Lo (1962-), Hong Kong actor and singer
Jiālíngqū
嘉陵区
[嘉陵區]
- Jialing district of Nanchong city 南充市 ( Nánchōngshì), Sichuan
Jiāyù Guān
嘉峪关
[嘉峪關]
- Jiayu Pass in Gansu, at the western terminus of the Great Wall
Jiādìngqū
嘉定区
[嘉定區]
- Jiading district of northwest Shanghai
Jiāshānxiàn
嘉山县
[嘉山縣]
- Jiashan former county 1932-1992 in northeast Anhui, now part of Chuzhou prefecture 滁州 ( Chúzhōu)
Lǐ Jiāchéng
李嘉诚
[李嘉誠]
- Sir Li Ka-shing (1928-), Hong Kong businessman
jiāniánhuá
嘉年华
[嘉年華]
- (loanword) carnival
Jiāyìshì
嘉义市
[嘉義市]
- Chiayi city in central Taiwan
Yǒngjiājùn
永嘉郡
[永嘉郡]
- Yongjia prefecture in Zhejiang
Jiāshànxiàn
嘉善县
[嘉善縣]
- Jiashan county in Jiaxing 嘉興／嘉兴 ( Jiāxīng), Zhejiang
Dùjiābānnà
杜嘉班纳
[杜嘉班納]
- Dolce & Gabbana (fashion brand)
Kēxījiā Dǎo
科西嘉岛
[科西嘉島]
- Corsica (Island located west of Italy and southeast of France)
Jiābólónglǐ
嘉柏隆里
[嘉柏隆里]
- (Tw) Gaborone, capital of Botswana
yǒngqìkějiā
勇气可嘉
[勇氣可嘉]
- to deserve praise for one's courage (idiom)
Jiāyùguānchéng
嘉峪关城
[嘉峪關城]
- Jiayuguan fort in the Gansu corridor
- Ming dynasty military fort, the western end of the Great Wall
Bǎojiākāngdì
宝嘉康蒂
[寶嘉康蒂]
- Pocahontas (c. 1595-1617), native American noted for her association with the colony of Jamestown, Virginia
Jiāyùguān Shì
嘉峪关市
[嘉峪關市]
- Jiayuguan, prefecture-level city in Gansu Province 甘肅省／甘肃省 ( Gānsù Shěng)
Qián Jiā Sān Dàjiā
乾嘉三大家
[乾嘉三大家]
- the three leading poets of the Qianlong-Jiaqing era (1735–1820), who championed personal expression and innovation in Qing poetry: Yuan Mei 袁枚 ( Yuán Méi), Jiang Shiquan 蔣士銓／蒋士铨 ( Jiǎng Shìquán) and Zhao Yi 趙翼／赵翼 ( Zhào Yì)