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Jia (name)

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Jia is the pinyin romanization of multiple Chinese given names, which are not all homophonous. Chia is the corresponding Wade-Giles romanization that is used Taiwan. Ka is the Cantonese-based romanization used in Hong Kong, Macao and other and other areas of Southeastern China.

Notable people with Jia as a given name

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Historical figures

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  • Jia of Wei (魏王假) (died 225 BC?), the last ruler of Wei during the Warring States Period
  • Jia of Zhao (赵王嘉) (reigned 227–223 BCE), the last ruler of Zhao during the Warring States Period
  • Wang Jia (王嘉) was a Chinese Taoist hermit and scholar.
  • Qin Jia (c. first century B.C. – first century A.D.) (秦嘉) was a Chinese poet of the Eastern Han dynasty.

Politics

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  • Li Jia (born 1961) (李佳) male Chinese politician, Deputy Communist Party Secretary of Inner Mongolia
  • Li Jia (born 1964) (李嘉) male Chinese politician, former Communist Party Secretary of Zhuhai
  • Li Jia (born 1966) (李佳) female Chinese politician, former Party Secretary of Ziyang, Sichuan
  • Hu Jia (activist) (born 1973) (胡佳) Chinese pro-democracy and HIV/AIDS activist

Sports

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Cinema

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Music

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  • Meng Jia (孟佳) Chinese singer mostly active in South Korea and China.

References

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