Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Jia Kangxi strokes: 14 Page 205, Entry 07 Pronounced jia Book of Etymologies (Erya), Explanation of Words: Jia means beautiful or good. Book of Documents (Shujing), Counsels of the Great Yu: To commend your great achievements. Book of Changes (Yijing), Qian Hexagram: Success, the gathering of beautiful things. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Spring Officials, Grand Master: Use auspicious rites to draw the people close. Commentary: Jia means good. Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals (Zuo Zhuan), Year 4 of Duke Xiang: The Lu Ming ode is what the king uses to praise our ruler, how could we dare not bow in gratitude for this beauty. Discourses of the States (Chu Yu): All various beautiful things are ready. Also, Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Autumn Officials, Minister of Justice: Use the auspicious stone to educate the wicked. Commentary: The auspicious stone is a stone with patterns, erected in the outer court, to make the wicked reflect upon its patterns and repent. Also, History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), Treatise on Harmonics and Calendars: The level and the standard measure. Commentary: Zhang Yan says, the level is used to measure horizontality, the measure is used to know quantities, therefore they are called auspicious. Also, Book of Etymologies (Erya), Explanation of Words: It means happy. Book of Rites (Liji), Evolution of Rites: Present offerings to make the souls happy. Commentary: Jia means happy. Also, sometimes written as a variant form (jia). Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes: A happy and beautiful gentleman. Commentary: Jia means jia (beautiful). Book of Rites (Liji), Doctrine of the Mean: Written as jia. Also, Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals of Qin Shi Huang: Changed the name of the twelfth lunar month to Jiaping. Also, the name of a county. History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), Treatise on Geography: In Henei Commandery, there is Huojia County. Also, Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui), the name of a prefecture. It belonged to Jianwei Commandery in the Han dynasty, was established as Jiazhou during the Zhou dynasty, and was renamed Jiaxing Prefecture in the Song dynasty. Also, a surname. Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals (Zuo Zhuan): There was an official named Jiafu in the Zhou dynasty. Also, Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui), the name of a fish, the jia fish, produced in Bingxue. Also, Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), sometimes written as a variant form (jia). See the entry for (jia) for details. Also, Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced xia. Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), means beautiful. Or written as a variant form (jia). Also, rhyming pronunciation pronounced he. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Bin: The bride is very beautiful, how can we reunite after such a long parting? Lesser Odes: The items are so numerous, only they are beautiful. Biography of Zhao Qi in the History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu): There was a recluse in the Han dynasty named Zhao Jia, who had great ambitions but was born at the wrong time; what can be done about such a fate?