甲
Character
first; best (as in 甲等, top grade)
Meaning
jiǎ
jia3- first; best (as in 甲等, top grade)
- fingernail (as in 指甲)
- shell; armor (as in 龟甲, turtle shell)
Examples
我的指甲很长。
wǒ de zhǐ jiǎ hěn cháng
My fingernails are very long.
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这次考试他得了甲。
zhè cì kǎo shì tā dé le jiǎ
He got an A on this exam.
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乌龟的甲很硬。
wū guī de jiǎ hěn yìng
The turtle's shell is very hard.
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Words with 甲
See all 175 →甲乙jiǎ yǐfirst two of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shí tiān gān)Word甲亢jiǎ kànghyperthyroidism (abbr. for 甲状腺功能亢进 (jiǎ zhuàng xiàn gōng néng kàng jìn))Word
甲冑jiǎ zhòuarmorVariant of 甲胄WordUnreviewed
甲减jiǎ jiǎnhypothyroidism (abbr. for 甲状腺功能减退 (jiǎ zhuàng xiàn gōng néng jiǎn tuì))Word甲午jiǎ wǔthirty-first year A7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1954 or 2014Word甲型jiǎ xíngtype AWord甲基jiǎ jīmethyl group (chemistry)Word甲壳jiǎ qiàocarapaceWord甲子jiǎ zǐfirst year of the sixty-year cycle (where each year is numbered with one of the 10 heavenly stems 天干 (tiān gān) and one of the 12 earthly branches 地支 (dì zhī))Word甲寅jiǎ yín51st year A3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1974 or 2034Word甲戌jiǎ xūeleventh year A11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1994 or 2054Word甲方jiǎ fāngparty A (in a contract) (cf. 乙方 (yǐ fāng), party B)Word