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.
fine, excellent, beautiful
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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