甲 meaning and pronunciation

甲
Simplified/traditional character

甲 English definition

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)

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 仮 : Japanese variant of 假;
  • 假 : (jia4) vacation; (jia3) fake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose;
  • 叚 : fake, false
  • 婽 : good;
  • 岬 : cape (geography); headland;
  • 斝 : small jade cup with ears;
  • 椵 : (grapefruit);
  • 榎 : (evergreen shrub); Celtis sinensis;
  • 槚 : Catalpa, a genus of mostly deciduous trees; old term for Camellia sinensis, the tea plant 茶; also called Thea sinensis; small evergreen shrub (Mallotus japonicus);
  • 瘕 : obstruction in the intestine;
  • 胛 : shoulder blade;
  • 钾 : potassium (chemistry);

Sentences examples with 甲

  • 甲：谢谢你！乙：不客气。
    Jiǎ: Xièxiè nǐ! Yǐ: Bù kèqì.
  • 甲：对不起。乙：没关系。
    Jiǎ: Duìbùqǐ. Yǐ: Méiguānxì.
  • 甲：对不起！乙：没关系。
    Jiǎ: Duìbùqǐ! Yǐ: Méiguānxì.
  • 甲：你是中国人吗？
    Jiǎ: Nǐ shì zhōngguó rén ma?
  • 甲：谢谢你。乙：不客气！
    Jiǎ: Xièxiè nǐ. Yǐ: Bù kèqì!

Words containing 甲, by HSK level

  • HSK 5 vocabulary list
    • 甲 (jiǎ): first (in a list, as a party to a contract, in terms of quality etc); first of the ten heavenly stems 十天十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; (used for an unspecified person or thing); 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)
  • HSK 6 vocabulary list
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