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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Words containing 甲

Word Meaning
甲申政变 jiǎ shēn zhèng biàn
unsuccessful and bloody Korean palace coup in 1884 by Westernisers against conservatives, crushed by Qing troops
甲申政變 jiǎ shēn zhèng biàn
1884 failed reformist coup in Korea
甲硝唑 jiǎ xiāo zuò
metronidazole (antibacterial agent); Flagyl (trade name)
甲硫氨酸 jiǎ liú ān suān
methionine (Met), an essential amino acid
甲磺磷定 jiǎ huáng lín dìng
pralidoxime mesylate
甲第 jiǎ dì
residence of a noble
甲級 jiǎ jí
first rate; top class; excellent
甲级战犯 jiǎ jí zhàn fàn
a grade A war criminal
甲級戰犯 jiǎ jí zhàn fàn
a grade A war criminal
甲紫 jiǎ zǐ
gentian violet
甲胺 jiǎ àn
methylamine
甲胺磷 jiǎ àn lín
methamidophos (chemistry)
甲蟲 jiǎ chóng
beetle
甲虫车 jiǎ chóng chē
Volkswagen Beetle
甲蟲車 jiǎ chóng chē
Volkswagen Beetle
甲辰 jiǎ chén
41st year A5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1964 or 2024
甲醇中毒 jiǎ chún zhōng dú
methyl alcohol poisoning
甲铠 jiǎ kǎi
armor
甲鎧 jiǎ kǎi
armor
甲骨 jiǎ gǔ
oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)
甲骨文字 jiǎ gǔ wén zì
oracle bone character (an early form of Chinese script)
甲魚 jiǎ yú
turtle; terrapin; Taiwan pr. jià yú
破甲弹 pò jiǎ dàn
armor piercing shell
破甲彈 pò jiǎ dàn
armor piercing shell
科甲 kē jiǎ
imperial examinations
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