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

申政变 jiǎ shēn zhèng biàn unsuccessful and bloody Korean palace coup in 1884 by Westernisers against conservatives, crushed by Qing troops
申政變 jiǎ shēn zhèng biàn unsuccessful and bloody Korean palace coup in 1884 by Westernisers against conservatives, crushed by Qing troops
硝唑 jiǎ xiāo zuò metronidazole (antibacterial agent); Flagyl (trade name)
硫氨酸 jiǎ liú ān suān methionine (Met), an essential amino acid
磺磷定 jiǎ huáng lín dìng pralidoxime mesylate
第 jiǎ dì residence of a noble; top candidate in the imperial examinations
級 jiǎ jí first rate; top class; excellent
级战犯 jiǎ jí zhàn fàn a grade A war criminal
級戰犯 jiǎ jí zhàn fàn a grade A war criminal
紫 jiǎ zǐ gentian violet
胺 jiǎ àn methylamine
胺磷 jiǎ àn lín methamidophos (chemistry)
蟲 jiǎ chóng beetle
虫车 jiǎ chóng chē Volkswagen Beetle
蟲車 jiǎ chóng chē Volkswagen Beetle
辰 jiǎ chén 41st year A5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1964 or 2024
醇中毒 jiǎ chún zhōng dú methyl alcohol poisoning
铠 jiǎ kǎi armor
鎧 jiǎ kǎi armor
骨 jiǎ gǔ tortoise shell and animal bones used in divination; oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)
骨文字 jiǎ gǔ wén zì oracle script; oracle bone character (an early form of Chinese script)
魚 jiǎ yú turtle; terrapin; Taiwan pr. [jia4 yu2]
弹 pò jiǎ dàn armor piercing shell
彈 pò jiǎ dàn armor piercing shell
kē jiǎ imperial examinations