佳 (jiā): meaning in a Chinese name

佳 (jiā) means fine, excellent, beautiful. In Chinese names it is a Earth-element character with 8 strokes.

Earth element 土

fine, excellent, beautiful

Element
Earth 土
Radical
亻
Strokes
8
Use
Leans feminine

In five-element thinking, Earth carries steadiness, trust, grounding. A name built on 佳 leans on that energy. More Earth element Chinese names or read what the five elements mean.

The radical

the person radical (人): a person, which suggests humanity, character, and how one stands among others.

As a given-name character, 佳 leans feminine, chosen for grace as much as meaning. It is 8 strokes to write.

The image behind the character

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《楚辞·大招》(景差)

佳 appears in this classical line. Read it as the picture the character draws on. It is part of why the character carries the feeling it does.

More Earth characters

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