TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
佳
佳 ＝ 亻 ＋ 圭
ㄐㄧㄚ · jiā
adj — fine, excellent, admirable
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亻義a person
圭聲gives the soundguī — a tall jade tablet, two 土 stacked; drifted to jiā
IFguī → jiā — initial and final both moved off the donor
A person (亻) beside 圭, a tall ceremonial jade tablet (two 土 stacked). 圭 carries the sound guī, worn to jiā. The sense lands on a person who measures up — fine, admirable: 最佳 the best, 佳人 a fine person, 佳釀 a fine wine.
意 · Meanings
(本義)佳、美好— fine, admirable常用
→最佳— the best, finest常用
→佳人、佳作— a fine person; a fine work
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
住＝ ＋ 主zhùthe lookalike — 住 sets a dot-topped 主 beside for to dwell; 佳 stacks two 土 () on the right圭guīthe sound it carries — 圭 alone is the jade tablet; 佳 adds for fine, excellent