Memory phrase for the character: 佳

佳

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Meaning

beautiful, fine, good

Pronunciation

 jiā

Explanation

 Left: person 人, right: 圭 = 2x earth 土 as piled earth path cf. street 街)

Mnemonic
 
The person strutting on the mounds of earth (= a street) is of excellent beauty.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart. - This radical has several variation, i.e. a lying person , a sitting 匕 person.
圭 piled earthTwo times earth 土 on top of each other stands for piled-up earth. (Standing alone it has the meaning: jade sceptre)
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 Vocabulary

最佳 zuì jiā  optimum; optimal; peak
佳人 jiā rén  beautiful woman
佳节 jiā jié  festive day; holiday
佳节 jiā jié  
佳节 jiā jié  

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