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甲
jiǎ
armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
HSK 5
5 strokes
Common (11%)
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Words Using 甲 (158)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
甲
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jiǎ
first of the ten Heavenly Stems [[十天干<shítiāngān>]] / (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 (old)
5
jiǎ
甲
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HSK 5
first of the ten Heavenly Stems [[十天干<shítiāngān>]] / (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 (old)
指甲
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zhǐjia
fingernail
6
zhǐjia
指甲
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HSK 6
fingernail
甲板
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jiǎbǎn
deck (of a boat etc)
jiǎbǎn
甲板
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deck (of a boat etc)
盔甲
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kuījiǎ
armor / body armor and helmet
kuījiǎ
盔甲
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armor / body armor and helmet
甲虫
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jiǎchóng
beetle
jiǎchóng
甲虫
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beetle
修指甲
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xiūzhǐjia
manicure
xiūzhǐjia
修指甲
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manicure
趾甲
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zhǐjiǎ
toenail
zhǐjiǎ
趾甲
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toenail
甲基
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jiǎjī
methyl group (chemistry)
jiǎjī
甲基
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methyl group (chemistry)
甲烷
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jiǎwán
methane CH4
jiǎwán
甲烷
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methane CH4
甲骨文
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jiǎgǔwén
oracle script / oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)
jiǎgǔwén
甲骨文
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oracle script / oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)