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嘉

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: gia1
POJ: kia
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

adjective: excellent; good, auspicious
嘉, 佳

This is mostly a literary bound morpheme used in compounds/names rather than freely as a standalone word, and the page also gives an alternative verb sense ('to praise, commend'), making both frequency and pos somewhat uncertain.

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