佳
See also: 隹
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Translingual
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Han character
佳 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 人土土 (OGG), four-corner 24214, composition ⿰亻圭)
Descendants
- 𛀗
References
- KangXi: page 100, character 18
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 557
- Dae Jaweon: page 212, character 13
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 143, character 16
- Unihan data for U+4F73
Chinese
| simp. and trad. | 佳 | |
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Glyph origin
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References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Characters in the same phonetic series (圭) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
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| 街 | *kreː, *kreː |
| 鞋 | *ɡreː, *ɡreː, *ɡreː |
| 娾 | *ŋreː, *ŋreːʔ |
| 佳 | *kreː |
| 鮭 | *ɡreː, *kʷeː, *kʰʷeː |
| 涯 | *ŋreː, *ŋre |
| 崖 | *ŋreː, *ŋre |
| 啀 | *ŋreː |
| 厓 | *ŋreː |
| 捱 | *ŋreː |
| 睚 | *ŋreːs |
| 娃 | *qreː |
| 洼 | *qreː, *qʷraː, *kʷeː |
| 哇 | *qreː, *qʷraː |
| 胿 | *ɡeː, *kʷeː |
| 溎 | *qeːns |
| 觟 | *ɡʷraːʔ |
| 黊 | *ɡʷraːʔ, *ɡʷreːs, *ɡʷeː |
| 蘳 | *ɡʷraːʔ, *qʰʷe |
| 蛙 | *qʷraː, *qʷreː |
| 窪 | *qʷraː |
| 卦 | *kʷreːs |
| 挂 | *kʷreːs |
| 掛 | *kʷreːs |
| 詿 | *kʷreːs, *ɡʷreːs |
| 罣 | *kʷreːs, *ɡʷreːs, *kʷeːs |
| 絓 | *kʰʷreː, *ɡʷreːs |
| 鼃 | *ɢʷreː, *qʷreː |
| 圭 | *kʷeː |
| 珪 | *kʷeː |
| 邽 | *kʷeː |
| 閨 | *kʷeː |
| 袿 | *kʷeː |
| 窐 | *kʷeː, *ɡʷeː |
| 茥 | *kʷeː, *kʰʷeː |
| 桂 | *kʷeːs |
| 筀 | *kʷeːs |
| 奎 | *kʰʷeː |
| 刲 | *kʰʷeː |
| 蝰 | *kʰʷeː |
| 楏 | *kʰʷeː |
| 睳 | *qʰʷeː |
| 畦 | *ɡʷeː |
| 眭 | *ɡʷeː, *sqʰʷe, *qʰʷe, *qʰʷi |
| 烓 | *qʷeː, *kʰʷeːŋʔ |
| 跬 | *kʰʷeʔ |
| 恚 | *qʷes |
| 硅 | *qʰʷreɡ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *kreː) : semantic 人 (“man; person”) + phonetic 圭 (OC *kʷeː).
Pronunciation
Definitions
佳
- good, auspicious
- beautiful
- of quality
- (～日) (telegraphy) the ninth day of a month
- a surname
Compounds
Derived terms from 佳
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References
- “佳”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Kanji
佳
(common “Jōyō” kanji)
Readings
- Go-on: け (ke)
- Kan-on: かい (kai)
- Kan’yō-on: か (ka, Jōyō); けい (kei)
- Kun: よい (yoi, 佳い)
- Nanori: よし (yoshi)
| Kanji in this term |
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| か Grade: S |
| on’yomi |
Affix
佳 • (ka)
- beautiful, good
- excellent
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 佳 (MC kˠɛ).
| Historical Readings | ||
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| Dongguk Jeongun Reading | ||
| Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 | 갱 (Yale: {{{2}}}) | |
| Middle Korean | ||
| Text | Eumhun | |
| Gloss (hun) | Reading | |
| Gwangju Cheonjamun, 1575 | 됴ᄒᆞᆯ (Yale: {{{2}}}) | 갱 (Yale: {{{2}}}) |
| Sinjeung Yuhap, 1576 | 됴ᄒᆞᆯ (Yale: {{{2}}}) | 갱 (Yale: {{{2}}}) |
| Seokbong Cheonjamun, 1583 | 아ᄅᆞᆷ다올 (Yale: {{{2}}}) | 가 (Yale: {{{2}}}) |
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ka̠(ː)]
- Phonetic hangul: [가(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Hanja
Wikisource佳 (eumhun 아름다울 가 (areumdaul ga))
- Hanja form? of 가 (“good; auspicious, beautiful, delightful”). [affix]
Compounds
Compounds
- 가구 (佳句, gagu)
- 가객 (佳客, gagaek)
- 가경 (佳景, gagyeong)
- 가경 (佳境, gagyeong)
- 가과 (佳果, gagwa)
- 가국 (佳局, gaguk)
- 가귀 (佳句, gagwi)
- 가기 (佳氣, gagi)
- 가기 (佳期, gagi)
- 가기 (佳器, gagi)
- 가명 (佳名, gamyeong)
- 가미 (佳味, gami)
- 가방 (佳芳, gabang)
- 가배 (佳配, gabae)
- 가붕 (佳朋, gabung)
- 가빈 (佳賓, gabin)
- 가사 (佳士, gasa)
- 가사 (佳詞, gasa)
- 가서 (佳壻, gaseo)
- 가소 (佳宵, gaso)
- 가승 (佳勝, gaseung)
- 가신 (佳辰, gasin)
- 가실 (佳實, gasil)
- 가약 (佳約, gayak)
- 가연 (佳宴, gayeon)
- 가연 (佳緣, gayeon)
- 가용 (佳容, gayong)
- 가우 (佳偶, gau)
- 가월 (佳月, gawol)
- 가의 (佳意, gaui)
- 가인 (佳人, gain)
- 가일 (佳日, gail)
- 가작 (佳作, gajak)
- 가장 (佳章, gajang)
- 가절 (佳節, gajeol)
- 가조 (佳兆, gajo)
- 가주 (佳酒, gaju)
- 가찬 (佳饌, gachan)
- 가품 (佳品, gapum)
- 가향 (佳香, gahyang)
- 가화 (佳話, gahwa)
- 가흥 (佳興, gaheung)
- 가인박명 (佳人薄命, gainbangmyeong)
- 점입가경 (漸入佳境, jeomipgagyeong)
- 만추가경 (晩秋佳景, manchugagyeong)
- 백년가기 (百年佳期, baengnyeon'gagi)
- 백년가약 (百年佳約, baengnyeon'gayak)
- 절대가인 (絶代佳人, jeoldaegain)
- 절세가인 (絶世佳人, jeolsegain)
- 중추가절 (中秋佳節, jungchugajeol)
Vietnamese
Han character
佳: Hán Nôm readings: giai, trai, dai, lai
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References
- Nôm Foundation