甲 (gaap3 | jia3) : first; top; grade A; armour; shell

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甲

gaap3

jia3

[1] first; top; grade A
[2] first of the ten Heavenly Stems
[3] armour
[4] shell; crust; nail

Stroke count: 5

Level: 1

Radical: 田 (#102)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

甲

Don't confuse with:
田甴由曱申电

This word has been viewed 10860 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 31st Oct 2014 01:18

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手甲 sau2 gaap3 = finger nail

指甲 zi2 gaap3 zhi1 jia5 = nail (as in fingernail or toenail)

腳趾甲 goek3 zi2 gaap3 = toenail

甲骨文 gaap3 gwat1 man4 jia3 gu3 wen2 = oracle bone inscriptions

指甲鉗 zi2 gaap3 kim4*2 = nail-clipper 粵

甲板 gaap3 baan2 jia3 ban3 = deck

手指甲 sau2 zi2 gaap3 = fingernail

腳甲 goek3 gaap3 = toenail 粵

修甲 sau1 gaap3 = manicure 粵

鐵甲人 tit3 gaap3 jan4 tie3 jia ren2 = toy robot

甲狀腺腫 gaap3 zong6 sin3 zung2 jia3 zhuang4 xian4 zhong3 = goitre, goiter

甲蟲 gaap3 cung4/4*2 jia3 chong2 = a beetle

甲巴甸 gaap3 baa1 din1 = gabardine (a tightly woven fabric)

洗甲水 sai2 gaap3 seoi2 = [n] nail polish remover, nail enamel remover

甲狀腺 gaap3 zong6 sin3 jia3 zhuang4 xian4 = thyroid gland

路人甲 lou6 jan4 gaap3 = a passer-by, a stranger; Passer-by A

甲骨 gaap3 gwat1 jia3 gu3 = tortoise shell and animal bones used in divination; oracle bone inscriptions (early Chinese script)

甲級 gaap3 kap1 jia3 ji2 = grade A

某甲 mau5 gaap3 = someone

甲組 gaap3 zou2 = major league

甲魚 gaap3 jyu4 jia3 yu2 = a soft shelled turtle

過基甲 gwo3 gei1 gaap3 = many-banded krait 粵

指甲油 zi2 gaap3 jau4 zhi3 jia3 you2 = nail polish; nail varnish

甲烷 gaap3 jyun4 jia3 wan2 = methane (CH4)

指甲修飾師 zi2 gaap3 sau1 sik1 si1 zhi1 jia3 xiu1 shi4 shi1 = manicurist (common formation)

甲型 gaap3 jing4 jia3 xing2 = type A, type I (1), alpha-

三甲 saam1 gaap3 = finishing a competition in the first three places 粵

甲蟲車 gaap3 cung4 ce1 jia3 chong2 che1 = Beetle (the car)

身懷六甲 san1 waai4 luk6 gaap3 shen1huai2 liu4 jia3 = to be pregnant

甲組腳 gaap3 zou2 goek3 jia3 zu3 jiao3 = thick legs 粵

甲基安非他明 gaap3 gei1 on1 fei1 taa1 ming4 = methylamphetamine

二甲基苯乙基胺 ji6 gaap3 gei1 bun2 jyut3 gei1 on1 = pentermine

亞甲二氧基甲基安非他明 aa3 gaap3 ji6 joeng5 gei1 gaap3 gei1 on1 fei1 taa1 ming4 = MDMA

龜甲 gwai1 gaap3 = turtle shell; tortoise shell

穿山甲 cyun1 saan1 gaap3 chuan1 shan1 jia3 = pangolin; scaly ant-eater

二甲苯 ji6 gaap3 bun2 er4 jia3 ben3 = xylene

保甲制度 bou2 gaap3 zai3 dou6 bao3 jia3 zhi4 du4 = the Bao-Jia system (an administrative system organized on basis of households)

加甲醇酒精 gaa1 gaap3 seon4 zau2 zing1 jia1 jia3 chun2 jiu3 jing1 = [化] methylated spirit

甲仙鄉 gaap3 sin1 hoeng1 jia3 xian1 xiang1 = Chiahsien (village in Taiwan)

六甲鄉 luk6 gaap3 hoeng1 liu4 jia3 xiang1 = Liuchia (village in Taiwan)

抗耐甲氧西林金葡菌 kong3 noi6 gaap3 joeng5 sai1 lam4 gam1 pou4 kwan2 kang4 nai4 jia3 yang3 xi1 lin2 jin1 pu2 jun4/1 (Taiwan/PRC) = methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

甲醚 gaap3 mai4 jia3 mi2 = [chem] methyl ether CH3OCH3

甲狀腺功能亢進 gaap3 zong6 sin3 gung1 nang4 kong3 zeon3 jia3 zhuang4 xian4 gong1 neng2 kang4 jin4 = hyperthyroidism (common formation)

甲狀腺功能減退 gaap3 zong6 sin3 gung1 nang4 gaam2 teoi3 jia3 zhuang4 xian4 gong1 neng2 jian3 jin4 = hypothyroidism (common formation)

三硝基甲苯 saam1 siu1 gei1 gaap3 bun2 san1 xiao1 ji1 jia3 ben3 = trinitrotoluene (TNT)

花甲之年 faa1 gaap3 zi1 nin4 hua1 jia3 zhi1 nian2 = 60 years old; to be a sexagenarian

大甲鎮 daai6 gaap3 zan3 da4 jia3 zhen4 = Tachia (town in Taiwan)

學甲鎮 hok6 gaap3 zan3 xue2 jia3 zhen4 = Hsuehchia (town in Taiwan)

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甲乙丙丁
A, B, C and D

聽人講手指甲凹凹凸凸係表示健康有問題粵
I hear that uneven finger nails means that there are some health issues.

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