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

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甲 stroke order animation

Words containing 甲

Word Meaning
甲殼素 jiǎ qiào sù
chitin
甲壳虫 jiǎ qiào chóng
beetle; the Beatles (1960s UK pop group)
甲殼蟲 jiǎ qiào chóng
beetle; the Beatles (1960s UK pop group)
甲壳虫类 jiǎ ké chóng lèi
coleoptera
甲殼蟲類 jiǎ ké chóng lèi
coleoptera
甲壳类 jiǎ qiào lèi
crustacean
甲殼類 jiǎ qiào lèi
crustacean
甲氧基 jiǎ yǎng jī
methoxy (chemistry)
甲氧西林 jiǎ yǎng xī lín
methicillin (a semisynthetic penicillin) (loanword)
甲氨基 jiǎ ān jī
methyalamino group
甲氰菊酯 jiǎ qíng jú zhǐ
fenpropathrin (insecticide)
甲流 jiǎ liú
abbr. for 甲型jiǎ xíngH1N1流感liú gǎn; type A influenza
甲沟炎 jiǎ gōu yán
paronychia (medicine)
甲溝炎 jiǎ gōu yán
paronychia (medicine)
甲状 jiǎ zhuàng
thyroid (gland)
甲狀 jiǎ zhuàng
thyroid (gland)
甲状旁腺 jiǎ zhuàng páng xiàn
parathyroid
甲狀旁腺 jiǎ zhuàng páng xiàn
parathyroid
甲狀腺 jiǎ zhuàng xiàn
thyroid gland
甲状腺功能亢进 jiǎ zhuàng xiàn gōng néng kàng jìn
hyperthyroidism; abbr. to 甲亢jiǎ kàng
甲狀腺功能亢進 jiǎ zhuàng xiàn gōng néng kàng jìn
hyperthyroidism; abbr. to 甲亢jiǎ kàng
甲狀腺素 jiǎ zhuàng xiàn sù
thyroid hormone
甲状腺肿 jiǎ zhuàng xiàn zhǒng
goiter (enlargement of thyroid gland)
甲狀腺腫 jiǎ zhuàng xiàn zhǒng
goiter (enlargement of thyroid gland)
甲申 jiǎ shēn
21st year A9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2004 or 2064
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