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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 character breakdown

甲
- 丨
- 曰
  - 囗
  - 一

Component Translations

gǔn = gu + (e)n3

radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)

shù = shu + Ø4

vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]

yuē = yu + e1

to speak / to say

Characters with 甲 as component

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zhá = zh + a2

gear / brake / sluice / lock (on waterway) / electric switch or circuit breaker

zhá = zh + a2

old variant of 閘|闸[zha2] / sluice / lock (on waterway)

yā = y + a1

to mortgage / to pawn / to detain in custody / to escort and protect / (literary) to sign

Words with 甲

fingernail

deck (of a boat etc)

carapace / crust / outer shell / also pr. [jia3 ke2]

Sentences with 甲

甲 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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