甲
jiǎ
HSK 5Rank #3,872
- 1.first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
- 2.(used for an unspecified person or thing)
- 3.first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)
- 4.letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
- 5.armor plating
- 6.shell or carapace
- 7.(of the fingers or toes) nail
- 8.bladed leather or metal armor (old)
- 9.ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old)
- 10.civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old)
- 11.ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
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