Radical
Strokes
14
Residual strokes
11
Mandarin
jiā
Teochew

Glyph

Radical
Residual strokes
11 strokes
Strokes
14 strokes
Mandarin
jiā

Definitions by reading

gia1
Mandarin equivalent jiā
Regional readings
19th-century Fucheng gia1 Chaoyang gia1 Chenghai gia1 Jieyang gia1 Raoping gia1 Shantou gia1
jiā
①善,美:~言 | ~宾 | ~言懿行。
②夸奖,赞许:~奖 | ~许 | ~勉。
③吉庆,幸福:~祥 | ~偶。
④欢乐:~会。
⑤姓 。
潮州母语资料库
gia1
Mandarin equivalent jiā
Regional readings
19th-century Fucheng gia1 Chaoyang gia1 Chenghai gia1 Jieyang gia1 Raoping gia1 Shantou gia1
①美好:嘉言|嘉宾
②称赞,表扬:精神可嘉
潮汕十八音字典(杨扬发) - 2001

English meaning

excellent; joyful; auspicious

GuangyunPhonological reconstruction

1
見母 二等 開口 麻韵 平声 古牙切
Reconstruction:
Original

善也美也,又姓,左傳晉大夫嘉父,古牙切,二十六。