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嘉 (Kangxi radical 30,口+11, 14 strokes,cangjie input土口廿口 (GRTR) or難土口廿口 (XGRTR),four-corner40461,composition⿱壴加)
| simp. andtrad. | 嘉 | |
|---|---|---|
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声,OC*kraːl): semantic 壴 + phonetic 加(OC*kraːl).
Related toBurmeseကဲ(kai:,“to overdo, exceed”) (Hill, 2019).
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 嘉 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 麻 (98) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 古牙切 |
| Baxter | kae |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kˠa/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kᵚa/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ka/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kaɨ/ |
| Li Rong | /ka/ |
| Wang Li | /ka/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ka/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jiā |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gaa1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 嘉 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | jiā |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ kæ › |
| Old Chinese | /*kˁ<r>aj/ |
| English | excellent |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 嘉 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 5872 |
| Phonetic component | 加 |
| Rime group | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 嘉 |
| Old Chinese | /*kraːl/ |
嘉
嘉:Hán Việt readings:gia
嘉:Nôm readings:gia
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