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
窃蠹甲 qiè dù jiǎ
drugstore beetle
竊蠹甲 qiè dù jiǎ
drugstore beetle
红马甲 hóng mǎ jiǎ
red waistcoat; floor trader in stock market; stockbroker
紅馬甲 hóng mǎ jiǎ
red waistcoat; floor trader in stock market; stockbroker
羧甲司坦 suō jiǎ sī tǎn
carbocysteine
聚甲醛 jù jiǎ quán
polyformaldehyde (CH2O)n
胄甲 zhòu jiǎ
helmet and armor
胸甲 xiōng jiǎ
breastplate
脚指甲 jiǎo zhǐ jia
toenail
腳指甲 jiǎo zhǐ jia
toenail
艇甲板 tǐng jiǎ bǎn
boat deck (upper deck on which lifeboats are stored)
苯甲酰氯 běn jiǎ xiān lǜ
benzoil chloride C6H5COCl
苯甲酸钠 běn jiǎ suān nà
sodium benzoate, E211 (a food preservative)
苯甲酸鈉 běn jiǎ suān nà
sodium benzoate, E211 (a food preservative)
苯甲醛 běn jiǎ quán
benzaldehyde C6H5CHO, the simplest aromatic aldehyde
衣甲 yì jiǎ
armor
裝甲 zhuāng jiǎ
vehicle armor
裝甲車 zhuāng jiǎ chē
armored car
装甲车辆 zhuāng jiǎ chē liàng
armored vehicles
裝甲車輛 zhuāng jiǎ chē liàng
armored vehicles
西甲 xī jiǎ
La Liga; Spanish top football league
解甲 jiě jiǎ
to remove armor; to return to civilian life
解甲归田 jiě jiǎ guī tián
to remove armor and return to the farm
解甲歸田 jiě jiǎ guī tián
to remove armor and return to the farm
护甲 hù jiǎ
armor; bulletproof vest
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