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Chinese name syllable

Syllable Jia

  • 嘉excellent; to praise
  • 佳beautiful; good
  • 家home; family
Letters
3
Syllables
1
First letter
J
Romanization
Mandarin (pinyin)
Character options
3
  • Chinese characters嘉佳家

Jia is a syllable of Chinese given names in Hanyu Pinyin spelling; its meaning depends on the characters, for example 嘉, 佳 or 家.

Possible characters for Jia

This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.

  • 嘉

    excellent; to praise

    Mandarin jiā

  • 佳

    beautiful; good

    Mandarin jiā

  • 家

    home; family

    Mandarin jiā

One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.

About the name Jia

Jia is a syllable in Hanyu Pinyin (Mandarin) spelling, and this spelling is used in Malaysia. Jia often stands for 嘉 (excellent), 佳 (beautiful, good) or 家 (family), and is paired with another syllable as in Jia Jun. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.

RomanizationMandarin (pinyin)

Character pages

Each page shows the character’s recorded meanings, dialect readings and every Malaysian spelling.

Chinese names with the syllable Jia

Sources

  1. MDBG: 嘉 · mdbg.net · meaning
  2. MDBG: 佳 · mdbg.net · meaning
  3. MDBG: 家 · mdbg.net · meaning
  4. Wikipedia: Lee Zii Jia (李梓嘉, Lǐ Zǐjiā), b. 1998 · en.wikipedia.org · usage
  5. Malaysia at the 2022 Asian Games (Wikipedia) · en.wikipedia.org · usage

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