First of the ten Heavenly Stems 干 in Chinese: 甲 (jiǎ)

Definitions

1. 1first of the ten Heavenly Stems 干
2. 2(used for an unspecified person or thing)
3. 3first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)
4. 4letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
5. 5armor plating
6. 6shell or carapace
7. 7(of the fingers or toes) nail
8. 8bladed leather or metal armor (old)
9. 9ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old)
10. 10civil administration unit in the baojia 甲 system (old)
11. 11ancient Chinese compass point: 75°

Stroke order

Watch how to write 甲 stroke by stroke.

Example sentences

See 甲 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

• 我喜欢甲虫。

  wǒ xǐ huan jiǎ chóng。

  I like beetles.

• 我的指甲断了。

  wǒ de zhǐ jiǎ duàn le。

  I broke a nail.

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