甲 — Chinese character
甲
jiǎ
armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
- Pinyin
- jiǎ
- Radical
- 102 ⽥ (Field)
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- 冂
- Japanese
- 甲 as a kanji
Common words with 甲
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 装甲 (裝甲) | zhuāng jiǎ | vehicle armor |
| 指甲 | zhǐ jia | fingernail |
| 甲板 | jiǎ bǎn | deck (of a ship or boat) |
| 装甲车 (裝甲車) | zhuāng jiǎ chē | armored car; 辆 (liàng) |
| 甲状腺 (甲狀腺) | jiǎ zhuàng xiàn | (anatomy) thyroid gland |
| 铠甲 (鎧甲) | kǎi jiǎ | armor |
| 甲骨文 | jiǎ gǔ wén | oracle script; oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script) |
| 盔甲 | kuī jiǎ | armor; body armor and helmet |
| 甲烷 | jiǎ wán | methane CH4 |
| 甲级 (甲級) | jiǎ jí | first rate; top class |
| 三甲 | sān jiǎ | 3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination; (hospital ranking) A-grade tertiary (the highest level) (abbr. for 三级甲等 (sān jí jiǎ děng)) |
| 甲醛 | jiǎ quán | formaldehyde (HCHO) |
English words written with 甲
甲 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Art of War 4 · I Ching 2 · Mencius 10 · Zhuangzi 5 · Great Learning 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 50
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 80
- Art of War 2.1
- Art of War 2.13–14
- Art of War 7.7
- Hexagram 18
- Mencius 1A.3
- Mencius 1A.5
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