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甲 is a 5 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as jiǎ in the third tone.
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Pronunciation
We found 1 pronunciation for 甲
Definitions for 甲 pronounced as jiǎ
- first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
- (used for an unspecified person or thing)
- first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)
- letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
- armor plating
- shell or carapace
- (of the fingers or toes) nail
- bladed leather or metal armor (old)
- ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old)
- civil administration unit (old)
- ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
Vocabulary
The most common words for 甲 — see all
- fingernail
- corset
- sockpuppet (Internet slang)
- vest (dialect)
- mail plating
- armor
- armor plating
Collections
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4b - Taiwan Benchmarks for the Chinese Language
by russell359 ※ 200 characters
1 - 200 Increasing Stroke Count
by russell359 ※ 200 characters
田Field or 凵 container, 丨 , 二 , or ㇟
by BobWebb ※ 7 characters