嘉 · Zhang Zhi (v2)
Jiā (1st tone). 《说文·壴部》: 「嘉，美也。从壴加声。」 — ‘excellent; from 壴 (the drum) with 加 as phonetic.’ Like 喜, it is built on a drum: excellence in Chinese is not private quality but quality that gets celebrated out loud. 《诗经·小雅·鹿鸣》 stages the scene ex $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart