甲 jiǎ jia

first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)

HSK 5 #1106

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 1106th character
Radical ⽥ (102.0)
Strokes 5
Index # 239

Definitions

甲 jiǎ
  1. 1. first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)
  2. 2. letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  3. 3. shell or carapace
  4. 4. (of the fingers or toes) nail
  5. 5. first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干shí tiān gān
  6. 6. (used for an unspecified person or thing)
  7. 7. armor plating
  8. 8. ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old)
  9. 9. bladed leather or metal armor (old)
  10. 10. civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲bǎo jiǎ system (old)
  11. 11. ancient Chinese compass point: 75°

Stroke order

甲 stroke order diagram
甲 stroke order animation

Words containing 甲

Word Meaning
指甲 zhǐ jia HSK 6
fingernail
甲板 jiǎ bǎn
deck (of a boat etc)
甲壳 jiǎ qiào
outer shell; carapace; crust
盔甲 kuī jiǎ
armor; body armor and helmet
装甲 zhuāng jiǎ
vehicle armor
指甲油 zhǐ jia yóu
nail polish
装甲车 zhuāng jiǎ chē
armored car
甲子 jiǎ zǐ
the sixty-year cycle
甲虫 jiǎ chóng
beetle
甲烷 jiǎ wán
methane CH4
甲状腺 jiǎ zhuàng xiàn
thyroid gland
马甲 mǎ jiǎ
sockpuppet (Internet slang); vest (dialect); corset
甲基 jiǎ jī
methyl group (chemistry)
趾甲 zhǐ jiǎ
toenail
铠甲 kǎi jiǎ
armor
甲醛 jiǎ quán
formaldehyde (HCHO)
甲苯 jiǎ běn
toluene C6H5CH3; methylbenzene
甲等 jiǎ děng
first-class; grade A
甲醇 jiǎ chún
methanol CH3OH; methyl alcohol; wood alcohol
指甲剪 zhǐ jia jiǎn
nail clipper
甲亢 jiǎ kàng
hyperthyroidism
甲级 jiǎ jí
first rate; top class; excellent
甲状腺素 jiǎ zhuàng xiàn sù
thyroid hormone
甲骨文 jiǎ gǔ wén
oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)
苯甲酸 běn jiǎ suān
benzoic acid C6H5COOH
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