jiǎ jia

armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem

HSK 5 #1106

DEFINITIONS

甲 jiǎ
  • first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
  • (used for an unspecified person or thing)
  • first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)
  • letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  • armor plating
  • shell or carapace
  • (of the fingers or toes) nail
  • bladed leather or metal armor (old)
  • ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old)
  • civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old)
  • ancient Chinese compass point: 75°

STROKES

WORDS

基砷酸 èr jiǎ jī shēn suān dimethylarsenic acid (CH3)2AsO2H; cacodylic acid
基胂酸 èr jiǎ jī shèn suān dimethylarsenic acid (CH3)2AsO2H; cacodylic acid
苯 èr jiǎ běn xylene
亮菌素 liàng jūn jiǎ sù armillarisin (fungal enzyme used as antibiotic)
bǎo jiǎ historical communal administrative and self-defence system created during the Song Dynasty and revived during the Republican Era, in which households are grouped in jia 甲[jia3] and jia are grouped in bao 保[bao3]
修指 xiū zhǐ jia manicure
倒戈卸 dǎo gē xiè jiǎ to lay down arms
乡 liù jiǎ xiāng Liuchia township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
鄉 liù jiǎ xiāng Liuchia township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
前三 qián sān jiǎ top three
板 qián jiǎ bǎn forward deck (of a boat)
状腺 fù jiǎ zhuàng xiàn parathyroid (Tw)
狀腺 fù jiǎ zhuàng xiàn parathyroid (Tw)
状腺素 fù jiǎ zhuàng xiàn sù parathyroid hormone (Tw)
狀腺素 fù jiǎ zhuàng xiàn sù parathyroid hormone (Tw)
bǔ jiǎ oracle tortoise shell
癖 yǎo jiǎ pǐ onychophagia (nail biting)
dà jiǎ Tachia town in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan
镇 dà jiǎ zhèn Tachia town in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan
鎮 dà jiǎ zhèn Tachia town in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan
奇门遁 qí mén dùn jiǎ ancient Chinese divination tradition (still in use today)
奇門遁 qí mén dùn jiǎ ancient Chinese divination tradition (still in use today)
xué jiǎ Hsuehchia town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
xué jiǎ Hsuehchia town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
镇 xué jiǎ zhèn Hsuehchia town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan