甲
甲 - jiǎ
armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stemHow to read 甲
Click 甲 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.
| Hanzi | 甲 |
|---|---|
| Traditional | 甲 |
| Pinyin | jiǎ |
| English | armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem |
| Radical hint | 田 |
Short sentences you can say today
“”。 甲乙 is a common expression. “”。 I can make a sentence with 甲亢. “”。 Please read 甲午 one more time.
Common words with this character
first two of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
hyperthyroidism; abbr. for 甲狀腺功能亢進|甲状腺功能亢进[jia3 zhuang4 xian4 gong1 neng2 kang4 jin4]
thirty-first year A7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1954 or 2014
type A; type I; alpha-
Mistake warning
Do not memorize 甲 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 甲乙 and 甲亢 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.