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
護甲 hù jiǎ
armor; bulletproof vest
象甲 xiàng jiǎ
weevil; snout beetle
身怀六甲 shēn huái liù jiǎ
to be pregnant (idiom)
身懷六甲 shēn huái liù jiǎ
to be pregnant (idiom)
软甲纲 ruǎn jiǎ gāng
Malacostraca, a large class of crustaceans
軟甲綱 ruǎn jiǎ gāng
Malacostraca, a large class of crustaceans
过氧化苯甲酰 guò yǎng huà běn jiǎ xiān
benzoil peroxide
過氧化苯甲酰 guò yǎng huà běn jiǎ xiān
benzoil peroxide
过氧苯甲酰 guò yǎng běn jiǎ xiān
benzoil peroxide
過氧苯甲酰 guò yǎng běn jiǎ xiān
benzoil peroxide
邻苯二甲酸酯 lín běn èr jiǎ suān zhǐ
phthalate (chemistry)
鄰苯二甲酸酯 lín běn èr jiǎ suān zhǐ
phthalate (chemistry)
酚甲烷 fēn jiǎ wán
TW bisphenol A (BPA)
鎧甲 kǎi jiǎ
armor
鐵甲 tiě jiǎ
mail plating; armor; armor plating
铁甲船 tiě jiǎ chuán
armored ship
鐵甲船 tiě jiǎ chuán
armored ship
鐵甲艦 tiě jiǎ jiàn
ironclad; an armor-plated battleship
铁甲车 tiě jiǎ chē
armored car
鐵甲車 tiě jiǎ chē
armored car
飞行甲板 fēi xíng jiǎ bǎn
flight deck
飛行甲板 fēi xíng jiǎ bǎn
flight deck
马六甲 mǎ liù jiǎ
Malacca; Strait of Malacca
馬六甲 mǎ liù jiǎ
Malacca, Malaysia; Strait of Malacca
马六甲海峡 mǎ liù jiǎ hǎi xiá
Strait of Malacca
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