甲
甲
jiǎ
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
Character Breakdown
Radical: 田 (no. 102)
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- 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 (old)
- ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
Example Sentences
市场上出现了很多假冒伪劣产品，消费者要小心辨别。
Shìchǎng shàng chūxiàn le hěn duō jiǎmào wěiliè chǎnpǐn, xiāofèizhě yào xiǎoxīn biànbié
Many counterfeit and inferior products have appeared on the market, consumers need to be careful to distinguish them
Words Containing 甲
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 一甲 | yī jiǎ | 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) | |
| 三甲 | sān jiǎ | 3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination | |
| 二甲 | èr jiǎ | 2nd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 4th place and up) | |
| 六甲 | Liù jiǎ | Liuchia township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan | |
| 一甲子 | yī jiǎ zǐ | sixty years | |
| 下鼻甲 | xià bí jiǎ | inferior nasal conchae | |
| 丘逢甲 | Qiū Féng jiǎ | Qiu Fengjia or Ch'iu Feng-chia (1864-1912), Taiwanese Hakkanese poet | |
| 二甲苯 | èr jiǎ běn | xylene | |
| 修指甲 | xiū zhǐ jia | manicure | |
| 六甲乡 | Liù jiǎ xiāng | Liuchia township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan |
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