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
馬六甲海峽 mǎ liù jiǎ hǎi xiá
Strait of Malacca
馬甲 mǎ jiǎ
sockpuppet (Internet slang); vest (dialect); corset
高甲戏 gāo jiǎ xì
Gaojia opera of Fujian and Taiwan
高甲戲 gāo jiǎ xì
Gaojia opera of Fujian and Taiwan
鲮鲤甲 líng lǐ jiǎ
pangolin (Manis pentadactylata); scaly ant-eater
鯪鯉甲 líng lǐ jiǎ
pangolin (Manis pentadactylata); scaly ant-eater
鳖甲 biē jiǎ
turtle shell
鱉甲 biē jiǎ
turtle shell
鳞甲 lín jiǎ
scale; plate of armor
鱗甲 lín jiǎ
scale; plate of armor
鼻甲骨 bí jiǎ gǔ
turbinate; nasal concha
龟甲 guī jiǎ
tortoiseshell
龜甲 guī jiǎ
tortoiseshell
龟甲宝螺 guī jiǎ bǎo luó
Mauritius cowry; Mauritia mauritiana
龜甲寶螺 guī jiǎ bǎo luó
Mauritius cowry; Mauritia mauritiana
龟甲万 guī jiǎ wàn
Kikkoman, Japanese brand of soy sauce, food seasonings etc
龜甲萬 guī jiǎ wàn
Kikkoman, Japanese brand of soy sauce, food seasonings etc
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