甲

甲
jiǎ = ji + a3
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°
甲 = 丨 + 曰 : Mnemonic symbol: 甲 just looks like a protest placard.

It's the first (甲) time Joan of Arc (ji) is protesting against something using a protest placard (甲). Inside of the ashram (a3), she is protesting against the many dinosaur bones (丨) lying around. She does not only have a protest placard, she also uses a microphone (曰) to deliver raging speeches.

甲 character breakdown

丨
gǔn = gu + (e)n3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)
Mnemonic symbol: a dinosaur bone. Gitta Giraffe (gu-) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the encampment's living room ((e)n3).
丨
shù = shu + Ø4
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]
Mnemonic symbol: a dinosaur bone. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) found a gorgeous dinosaur bone (丨) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and is cracking it open to eat its bone marrow.
曰
yue̅ = yu + e1
to speak / to say
曰 = 囗 + 一 : Yu the Great is selling flutes in front of the elevator. She has a whole box of them, and she's advertising them by using a microphone.

Characters with 甲 as component

单
單
da̅n = d + an1
bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:個|个[ge4]
单 = 丷 + 田 + 十 : In front of the anthill there are many, really a field of crosses because Don Quixote killed so many people on his crusades. Today is his judgement day: a mean crocodile reads the list of his victims to him, and Don Quixote is really 不好意思.
单
單
shàn = sh + an4
surname Shan
禺
yù = yu + Ø4
legendary monkey of ancient China
禺 = 甲 + 禸 : Mnemonic symbol: 禺狨王

Yu the Great (yu) wanted to rally against the terrible reign of 禺狨王, but he found out about it. In the space station's bathroom (Ø4), he finds Yu the Great and tramples (禸) on her protest placard (甲).
禺
yú = yu + Ø2
ancient area
禺
ǒu = Ø + ou3
archaic variant of 偶[ou3]
押
ya̅ = y + a1
to mortgage / to pawn / to detain in custody / to escort and protect / (literary) to sign
押 = 扌 + 甲 : Maud Younger (y) was marching back and forth with a protest placard (甲) in front of the ashram (a1), but soon someone grabbed her with a toy claw (扌) to detain (押) her in custody (押).
鸭
鴨
ya̅ = y + a1
duck (CL:隻|只[zhi1]) / (slang) male prostitute
鸭
鴨
ya̅ = y + a1
duck / CL:隻|只[zhi1] / (slang) male prostitute
鸭 = 甲 + 鸟 : Maud Younger (y) and a turkey (鸟) are protesting against roasting ducks (鸭) with placards (甲) in front of the ashram (a1).
闸
閘
zhá = zh + a2
gear / brake / sluice / lock (on waterway) / electric switch or circuit breaker
闸
牐
zhá = zh + a2
old variant of 閘|闸[zha2] / sluice / lock (on waterway)
匣
xiá = xi + a2
box
岬
jiǎ = ji + a3
cape (geography) / headland

Words with 甲

一
甲
1st rank or top three candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2], 榜眼[bang3 yan3], and 探花[tan4 hua1], respectively)
一
甲
子
sixty years
三
氯
甲
烷
chloroform CHCl3 / trichloromethane
三
甲
3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination / (hospital ranking) A-grade tertiary (the highest level) (abbr. for 三級甲等|三级甲等[san1 ji2 jia3 deng3])
三
硝
基
甲
苯
trinitrotoluene (TNT)
下
鼻
甲
inferior nasal conchae
丘
逢
甲
Qiu Fengjia or Ch'iu Feng-chia (1864-1912), Taiwanese Hakkanese poet
二
氯
甲
烷
dichloromethane
二
甲
2nd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 4th place and up)
三
氯
甲
烷
chloroform; trichloromethane; CHCl3

Sentences with 甲

甲 currently does not appear in any sentence.