甲 jiǎ — shell; nail; claw

甲
jiǎ

Level 1 · Common HSK 5 #239

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Basic definition

  1. noun shell; nail; claw e.g 指甲龟甲甲虫
  2. noun armor e.g 盔甲铠甲装甲
  3. noun first; A (heavenly stem) e.g 甲子甲等甲乙丙

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. (象形。小篆字形，像草木生芽后所戴的种皮裂开的形象。本义:种籽萌芽后所戴的种壳)
  2. skin e.g 甲坼 莩甲
  3. armor
  4. weapons
  5. soldier
  6. shell e.g 龟甲鳞甲
  7. nail e.g 指甲趾甲
  8. A unit of civil administration e.g 保甲 甲首
  9. the first of Ten Celestial Stems e.g 六甲甲胆
  10. sixty years e.g 年过花甲
  11. substitute word for an indefinite person e.g 某甲与某乙
  12. 姓
verb
  1. occupy first place e.g 桂林山水甲天下
  2. put on armor e.g 甲马 · 甲坊署 · 甲伍 · 甲士 · 甲第连云
adjective
  1. first e.g 甲第

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