# 佳

| 佳 | U+4F73, &#20339; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4F73 |
| ← 佲 [U+4F72] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 佴 → [U+4F74] |

## Translingual
### Han character

佳 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 人土土 (OGG), four-corner 2421$_4$, composition ⿰亻圭)

#### Derived characters

* 𱓊, 𪶔, 𩋔, 𠡬, 𧡞, 㚝, 𡨱, 𮄂, 龿, 𪠐

#### Descendants

* 𛀗

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: 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

* 佳 (Written Standard Chinese)
* Ka-koān (Southern Min)

### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 佳
* Small seal scripts05687Transcribed ancient scriptsL30928L30929L03735L03736L03737
* References:
* Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:
* Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
* Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
* Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
* Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
| | Old Chinese |
| 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 / 形声, OC *kreː): semantic 人 (“man; person”) + phonetic 圭 (OC *kʷeː).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jiā (jia$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gaai$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): kâ
    (Hailu, HRS): ga$^ˋ$
* Eastern Min (BUC): gă
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ga$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kai / ka / kee
    (Teochew, Peng'im): gia$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiā
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jia
*** Wade–Giles: chia$^1$
*** Yale: jyā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jia
*** Palladius: цзя (czja)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gaai$^1$
*** Yale: gāai
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gaai$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gai$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kaːi̯⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kâ
*** Hakka Romanization System: ga$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ga$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ka²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: ga$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /ka⁵³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: gă
*** Sinological IPA : /ka⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: ga$^1$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ga
*** Sinological IPA : /ka⁵³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kai
*** Tâi-lô: kai
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kay
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kai⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kai³³/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka
*** Tâi-lô: ka
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kaf
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ka⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ka³³/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kee
*** Tâi-lô: kee
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: gia$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kia
*** Sinological IPA : /kia³³/
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit佳 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /t͡ɕia⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /t͡ɕia⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /t͡ɕiɑ²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /t͡ɕia²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /t͡ɕia²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /t͡ɕia⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /t͡ɕia²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /t͡ɕia⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /t͡ɕia⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /t͡ɕia³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /t͡ɕia⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /t͡ɕia⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /t͡ɕia⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /t͡ɕia⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /t͡ɕia̠⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /t͡ɕiɑ³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /t͡ɕia²¹/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /t͡ɕia¹¹/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /t͡ɕiɑ¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /t͡ɕia³¹/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /t͡ɕia⁵³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /t͡ɕiɑ⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /t͡ɕiɑ³³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /ko³³/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /t͡ɕia³¹/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /kɔ¹¹/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /t͡ɕia³³/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /t͡ɕiɒ³³/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /kɑ⁴²/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /ka⁴⁴/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /kɑ²⁴/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /kai⁵³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /kai⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /kai⁵³/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /kai⁵⁵/ /ka⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /ka⁴⁴/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /ka⁵⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /kia³³/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /kai²³/ |
* Middle Chinese: kea
Rime :
| Character | 佳 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 佳 (31) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 古膎切 |
| Baxter | kea |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kˠɛ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kᵚæ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kæi/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kaɨj/ |
| Li Rong | /kɛ/ |
| Wang Li | /kai/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kai/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jiā |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gaai$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[k]ˤre/
    (Zhengzhang): /*kreː/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 佳 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | jia |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ kɛ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[k]ˁre/ |
| English | good |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 佳 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 4531 |
| Phonetic component | 圭 |
| Rime group | 支 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 佳 |
| Old Chinese | /*kreː/ |

### Definitions

佳
* good; auspicious
* beautiful
* of quality
* (～日) (telegraphy) the ninth day of a month
* a surname, Jia

#### Synonyms

* (good):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 好, 良, 善, 佳 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 好, 良好, 美好, 佳 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 好, 強 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 好 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 好 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 好, 賽, 強 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 好, 嫽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 好 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 好, 傲 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 好 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 好, 㜺 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 好, 㜺 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 好 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 好 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 好 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 好 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 好 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 好, 㜺 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 好 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 好 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 好 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 好 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 好 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 好 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 好 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 好 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 好 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 好 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 好 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 好 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 好 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 好 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 好 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 好 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 好 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 好 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 好, 㜺, 靈, 嗲 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 畢㜺 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chuansha, Pudong) | 出客 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Nanhui, Pudong) | 出客 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Fengxian) | 靈 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jinshan) | 靈 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 好, 㜺 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 好 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 好 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 好 |
* (beautiful):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 漂亮, 好看, 美, 美麗, 美觀, 佳 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 好看, 漂亮, 俊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 好看, 漂亮 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 好看, 漂亮, 標緻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 好看, 漂亮 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 好看, 漂亮, 俊, 美 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 美, 好看, 漂亮, 標緻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 美, 好看, 漂亮, 美麗 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 好看, 漂亮 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 好看 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 好看, 漂亮, 俊 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 好看, 漂亮 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 好看 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 好看, 漂亮, 俊, 俊巴, 美 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 俊 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 漂亮, 俊 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 好看, 漂亮, 美, 標緻 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 好看 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 漂亮, 標緻, 好看, 齊整 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 美, 好看, 漂亮, 標緻, 嫽, 排場, 心疼 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 好看, 標緻, 俊, 秀溜 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 好看, 漂亮, 標緻, 俊, 冠冕, 辦事 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 美, 好看, 漂亮, 標緻, 俊 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 好看, 漂亮, 美, 俊 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 美, 好看, 漂亮, 標緻, 翠活 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 好看, 漂亮, 乖, 抻抖, 抻展 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 美, 好看, 漂亮, 乖, 抻抖 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 好看, 漂亮, 標緻, 體面, 寧馨, 標, 媌, 刮氣, 美 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 抻透, 抻展, 好看, 漂亮, 秀氣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 好看, 漂亮, 標緻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 漂亮 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 美, 好看, 漂亮, 靚$_2$, 㜺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 好看, 漂亮, 標緻, 不醜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 美, 好看, 漂亮, 標緻, 不醜 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 好看, 漂亮 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 美, 漂亮, 好看, 格式, 排場 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 靚$_2$, 好睇, 好樣 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 靚$_2$, 好睇 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 靚$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Macau | 靚$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 靚$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 靚$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 靚$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 靚$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 靚$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 靚$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 靚$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 靚$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 靚$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 靚$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 靚$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 靚$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 靚$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 靚$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 靚$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 靚$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 靚$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 靚$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 靚$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 靚$_2$, 好樣 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 靚$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 好看, 好樣, 靚$_2$, 整齊 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 靚$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 靚$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 靚$_2$ |
| Gan | Nanchang | 客氣, 好看, 漂亮, 齊整 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 好看 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 好看, 客氣, 漂亮, 標緻, 標 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 好看, 靚$_2$, 靚$_3$, 僐, 勁, 趣, 端, 標緻, 儒雅 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 靚$_2$ |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 靚$_2$ |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 靚$_2$ |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 靚$_2$ |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 靚$_2$ |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 靚$_2$ |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 靚$_2$ |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 靚$_2$ |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 俏, 靚$_2$ |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 靚$_2$ |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 靚$_3$ |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 靚$_2$ |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 靚$_3$ |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 排場 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 靚$_2$ |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 靚$_2$ |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 靚$_2$ |
| Hakka | Changting | 靚$_3$ |
| Hakka | Wuping | 靚$_3$ |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 靚$_3$ |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 靚$_3$ |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 靚$_3$ |
| Hakka | Yudu | 標緻, 齊整 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 靚$_3$ |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 像, 標緻, 好看 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 靚$_2$, 整, 標緻 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 靚$_3$ |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 鬧, 靚$_3$ |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 靚$_3$ |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 靚$_3$ |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 靚$_3$ |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 靚$_3$ |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 靚$_2$ |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 靚$_2$ |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 靚$_2$ |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 靚$_3$ |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 好看, 標緻, 漂亮 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 好看, 漂亮 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 好看, 襲人, 客戲, 漂亮 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 好看, 漂亮, 標緻, 爽整, 襲人, 緻氣 |
| Jin | Linhe | 美, 襲人, 好看, 漂亮 |
| Jin | Jining | 好看, 襲人 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 好看, 襲人, 俊, 漂亮 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 美, 好看, 漂亮, 俊 |
| Jin | Handan | 美, 好看, 漂亮, 俊俏, 俊 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 好覷, 雅式, 生得好 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 俊, 生得好, 卓佳, 好看, 漂亮 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 俊 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 媠, 好看, 㜅 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 媠, 俏 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 媠, 媠靡, 㜅, 好看 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 媠, 㜅 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 媠 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 媠 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 媠, 好看 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 媠 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 媠 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 媠 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 媠 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 媠 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 媠 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 媠 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 媠 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 媠 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 媠, 俏 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 媠, 好看, 㜅 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 媠 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 靚$_2$ |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 雅, 好睇 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 雅, 媠, 好睇 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 雅, 媠 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 雅 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 雅, 媠, 如雅 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 雅, 生好, 好睇 |
| Southern Min | Lufeng | 媠, 生好 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 媠, 生好 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 雅 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 雅 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 清楚 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 靚$_4$, 好望 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 靚$_4$, 靚$_2$, 靚仔, 雅目, 都緻 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 靚$_4$ |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 靚$_4$ |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 靚$_2$, 好覷 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 㜺, 靚$_2$ |
| Wu | Shanghai | 漂亮, 好看, 好看相, 標緻 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Songjiang) | 畢㜺 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chuansha, Pudong) | 出客 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Nanhui, Pudong) | 出客 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Fengxian) | 靈 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Jinshan) | 靈 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 標緻, 樣式, 登樣 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 好看, 標緻, 登樣, 漂亮 |
| Wu | Danyang | 好看, 漂亮, 標緻 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 好看, 漂亮 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 好看, 漂亮, 㜅, 㜅門, 㜅頭, 出格, 架勢, 細巧, 細相, 登樣 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 好覷, 生好, 骨切 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 好望, 俏, 漂亮 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 好看, 漂亮, 腆靦, 乖 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 漂亮 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 好看, 漂亮 |

### Compounds

* 不佳 (bùjiā)
* 乘龍佳婿 / 乘龙佳婿 (chénglóngjiāxù)
* 亂世佳人 / 乱世佳人
* 二八佳人 (èrbājiārén)
* 佳人 (jiārén)
* 佳人命薄
* 佳人才子
* 佳人薄命 (jiārénbómìng)
* 佳什
* 佳作 (jiāzuò)
* 佳佳 (jiājiā)
* 佳俠 / 佳侠
* 佳偶 (jiā'ǒu)
* 佳偶天成
* 佳兒 / 佳儿
* 佳兒佳婦 / 佳儿佳妇
* 佳兵
* 佳兵不祥
* 佳冬 (Jiādōng)
* 佳冬鄉 / 佳冬乡
* 佳冶
* 佳句 (jiājù)
* 佳器
* 佳城
* 佳境 (jiājìng)
* 佳士 (jiāshì)
* 佳婿
* 佳子
* 佳子弟
* 佳客
* 佳快
* 佳景
* 佳期 (jiāqī)
* 佳木 (Jiāmù)
* 佳木斯 (Jiāmùsī)
* 佳木斯市
* 佳本
* 佳林 (Jiālín)
* 佳構劇 / 佳构剧
* 佳氣 / 佳气
* 佳節 / 佳节 (jiājié)
* 佳績 / 佳绩 (jiājì)
* 佳美 (jiāměi)
* 佳耦
* 佳肴 (jiāyáo)
* 佳致
* 佳茗
* 佳評如潮 / 佳评如潮
* 佳話 / 佳话 (jiāhuà)
* 佳譽 / 佳誉
* 佳趣
* 佳釀 / 佳酿 (jiāniàng)
* 佳里 (Jiālǐ)
* 佳音 (jiāyīn)
* 佳餚 / 佳肴 (jiāyáo)
* 佳麗 / 佳丽 (jiālì)
* 最佳拍檔 / 最佳拍档
* 千秋佳城
* 唱作俱佳
* 學養俱佳 / 学养俱佳
* 尚佳
* 彌習彌佳 / 弥习弥佳
* 彭佳 (Péngjiā)
* 彭佳嶼 / 彭佳屿 (Péngjiāyǔ)
* 才子佳人 (cáizǐ jiārén)
* 欠佳 (qiànjiā)
* 漸入佳境 / 渐入佳境 (jiànrùjiājìng)
* 漸至佳境 / 渐至佳境
* 牛女佳期
* 珍饈佳餚 / 珍馐佳肴
* 百年佳偶
* 睠以佳耦
* 紅粉佳人 / 红粉佳人 (hóngfěnjiārén)
* 絕世佳人 / 绝世佳人
* 絕代佳人 / 绝代佳人
* 絕佳 / 绝佳 (juéjiā)
* 絕色佳人 / 绝色佳人 (juésèjiārén)
* 美酒佳肴
* 美饌佳餚 / 美馔佳肴
* 蕤賓佳節 / 蕤宾佳节
* 西湖佳話 / 西湖佳话
* 設帨佳辰 / 设帨佳辰
* 錦囊佳句 / 锦囊佳句
* 錦囊佳製 / 锦囊佳制
* 頗佳 / 颇佳
* 風流佳事 / 风流佳事

### 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

(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)

### Pronunciation

* Kanji in this term
* 佳
* か Grade: S
* on'yomi
* (Tokyo) か [káꜜ] (Atamadaka – [1])
* IPA: [ka̠]

### Affix

佳(か) • (ka)
* beautiful, good
* excellent

## Korean
### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 佳 (MC kea).
Historical Readings :
| Dongguk Jeongun Reading |||
| Dongguk Jeongun, 1448 | 갱 (Yale: {{{2}}}) | 갱 (Yale: {{{2}}}) |
| Middle Korean |||
| Text | Eumhun | Eumhun |
| Text | 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: [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

* 가객 (佳客, gagaek)
* 가경 (佳境, gagyeong)
* 가경 (佳景, gagyeong)
* 가과 (佳果, gagwa)
* 가구 (佳句, gagu)
* 가국 (佳局, gaguk)
* 가귀 (佳句, gagwi)
* 가기 (佳器, gagi)
* 가기 (佳期, gagi)
* 가기 (佳氣, 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)
* 가인박명 (佳人薄命, gainbangmyeong)
* 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)
* 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)
* 점입가경 (漸入佳境, jeomipgagyeong)
* 중추가절 (中秋佳節, jungchugajeol)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

佳: Hán Nôm readings: giai, trai, dai, lai
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

#### References

* Nôm Foundation