jiǎ

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Definitions

  1. 1. first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]
  2. 2. (used for an unspecified person or thing)
  3. 3. first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)
  4. 4. letter \A\ or roman \I\ in list \A
  5. 5. B
  6. 6. C\, or \I
  7. 7. II
  8. 8. III\ etc
  9. 9. armor plating
  10. 10. shell or carapace
  11. 11. (of the fingers or toes) nail
  12. 12. ancient Chinese compass point: 75°

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我喜歡 蟲。
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Words Containing 甲

指甲
zhǐ jia

fingernail

一甲
yī jiǎ

1st rank or top three candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 狀元|状元[zhuàng yuán], 榜眼[bǎng yǎn], and 探花[tàn huā], respectively)

一甲子
yī jiǎ zǐ

sixty years

三甲
sān jiǎ

3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination

三硝基甲苯
sān xiāo jī jiǎ běn

trinitrotoluene (TNT)

三氯甲烷
sān lǜ jiǎ wán

chloroform (trichloromethane CHCl3)

下鼻甲
xià bí jiǎ

inferior nasal conchae

丘逢甲
qiū féng jiǎ

Qiu Fengjia or Ch'iu Feng-chia (1864-1912), Taiwanese Hakkanese poet

二氯甲烷
èr lǜ jiǎ wán

dichloromethane

二甲
èr jiǎ

2nd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 4th place and up)

二甲基砷酸
èr jiǎ jī shēn suān

dimethylarsenic acid (CH3)2AsO2H

二甲基胂酸
èr jiǎ jī shèn suān

dimethylarsenic acid (CH3)2AsO2H

二甲苯
èr jiǎ běn

xylene

亮菌甲素
liàng jūn jiǎ sù

armillarisin (fungal enzyme used as antibiotic)

修指甲
xiū zhǐ jia

manicure

倒戈卸甲
dǎo gē xiè jiǎ

to lay down arms

六甲
liù jiǎ

(place name)

前三甲
qián sān jiǎ

top three

前甲板
qián jiǎ bǎn

forward deck (of a boat)

卜甲
bǔ jiǎ

oracle tortoise shell

咬甲癖
yǎo jiǎ pǐ

onychophagia (nail biting)

大甲
dà jiǎ

Dajia or Tachia Town in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

大甲镇
dà jiǎ zhèn

Dajia or Tachia Town in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan

奇门遁甲
qí mén dùn jiǎ

ancient Chinese divination tradition (still in use today)

学甲
xué jiǎ

Hsuehchia town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[tái nán xiàn], Taiwan

学甲镇
xué jiǎ zhèn

Hsuehchia town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[tái nán xiàn], Taiwan

对羟基苯甲酸酯
duì qiǎng jī běn jiǎ suān zhǐ

paraben (chemistry)

尼布甲尼撒
ní bù jiǎ ní sā

Nebuchadnezzar

后甲板
hòu jiǎ bǎn

afterdeck

意甲
yì jiǎ

Serie A, the top division of the Italian football league system

戎甲
róng jiǎ

weapons and armor

抗耐甲氧西林金葡菌
kàng nài jiǎ yǎng xī lín jīn pú jūn

methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

抗菌甲硝唑
kàng jūn jiǎ xiāo zuò

anti-bacterial metronidazole

披甲
pī jiǎ

to don armor

拇指甲
mǔ zhǐ jia

thumbnail

指甲刀
zhǐ jia dāo

nail clipper

指甲剪
zhǐ jia jiǎn

nail clipper

指甲油
zhǐ jia yóu

nail polish

指甲盖
zhǐ jia gài

fingernail

指甲钳
zhǐ jia qián

nail clipper

救生艇甲板
jiù shēng tǐng jiǎ bǎn

boat deck (upper deck on which lifeboats are stored)

枕戈寝甲
zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ

to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom)

某甲
mǒu jiǎ

somebody

案兵束甲
àn bīng shù jiǎ

to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting

机甲
jī jiǎ

mecha (human-operated robots in Japanese manga)

氨基甲酸酯类化合物
ān jī jiǎ suān zhǐ lèi huà hé wù

carbamate

氯甲烷
lǜ jiǎ wán

methyl chloride CH3Cl

氰溴甲苯
qíng xiù jiǎ běn

cyanobenzyl bromide

洗甲水
xǐ jiǎ shuǐ

nail polish remover

甲之蜜糖,乙之砒霜
jiǎ zhī mì táng , yǐ zhī pī shuāng

one man's meat is another man's poison (idiom)

甲乙
jiǎ yǐ

first two of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān]

甲二醇
jiǎ èr chún

methylene glycol

甲亢
jiǎ kàng

hyperthyroidism

甲仙
jiǎ xiān

Jiaxian or Chiahsien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

甲仙乡
jiǎ xiān xiāng

Jiaxian or Chiahsien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[gāo xióng xiàn], southwest Taiwan

甲午
jiǎ wǔ

thirty-first year A7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1954 or 2014

甲午战争
jiǎ wǔ zhàn zhēng

First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95)

甲型
jiǎ xíng

type A

甲型球蛋白
jiǎ xíng qiú dàn bái

alpha globulin

甲型肝炎
jiǎ xíng gān yán

hepatitis A

甲基
jiǎ jī

methyl group (chemistry)

甲基安非他命
jiǎ jī ān fēi tā mìng

methamphetamine

甲基苯丙胺
jiǎ jī běn bǐng àn

methamphetamine

甲子
jiǎ zǐ

first year of the sixty-year cycle (where each year is numbered with one of the 10 heavenly stems 天干[tiān gān] and one of the 12 earthly branches 地支[dì zhī])

甲寅
jiǎ yín

51st year A3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1974 or 2034

甲戌
jiǎ xū

eleventh year A11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1994 or 2054

甲方
jiǎ fāng

first party (law)

甲板
jiǎ bǎn

deck (of a boat etc)

甲壳
jiǎ qiào

carapace

甲壳动物
jiǎ qiào dòng wù

crustacean

甲壳素
jiǎ qiào sù

chitin

甲壳虫
jiǎ qiào chóng

the Beatles (1960s UK pop group)

甲壳虫类
jiǎ ké chóng lèi

coleoptera

甲壳类
jiǎ qiào lèi

crustacean

甲氧基
jiǎ yǎng jī

methoxy (chemistry)

甲氧西林
jiǎ yǎng xī lín

methicillin (a semisynthetic penicillin) (loanword)

甲氨基
jiǎ ān jī

methyalamino group

甲氰菊酯
jiǎ qíng jú zhǐ

fenpropathrin (insecticide)

甲流
jiǎ liú

type A influenza

甲沟炎
jiǎ gōu yán

paronychia (medicine)

甲烷
jiǎ wán

methane CH4

甲状
jiǎ zhuàng

thyroid (gland)

甲状旁腺
jiǎ zhuàng páng xiàn

parathyroid

甲状腺
jiǎ zhuàng xiàn

thyroid gland

甲状腺功能亢进
jiǎ zhuàng xiàn gōng néng kàng jìn

hyperthyroidism

甲状腺素
jiǎ zhuàng xiàn sù

thyroid hormone

甲状腺肿
jiǎ zhuàng xiàn zhǒng

goiter (enlargement of thyroid gland)

甲申
jiǎ shēn

21st year A9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2004 or 2064

甲申政变
jiǎ shēn zhèng biàn

unsuccessful and bloody Korean palace coup in 1884 by Westernisers against conservatives, crushed by Qing troops

甲硝唑
jiǎ xiāo zuò

metronidazole (antibacterial agent)

甲硫氨酸
jiǎ liú ān suān

methionine (Met), an essential amino acid

甲磺磷定
jiǎ huáng lín dìng

pralidoxime mesylate

甲第
jiǎ dì

residence of a noble

甲等
jiǎ děng

first-class

甲级
jiǎ jí

first rate

甲级战犯
jiǎ jí zhàn fàn

a grade A war criminal

甲紫
jiǎ zǐ

gentian violet

甲肝
jiǎ gān

hepatitis A

甲胄
jiǎ zhòu

armor

甲胺
jiǎ àn

methylamine

甲胺磷
jiǎ àn lín

methamidophos (chemistry)

甲苯
jiǎ běn

toluene C6H5CH3

甲虫
jiǎ chóng

beetle

甲虫车
jiǎ chóng chē

Volkswagen Beetle

甲辰
jiǎ chén

41st year A5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1964 or 2024

甲酚
jiǎ fēn

cresol (chemistry)

甲酸
jiǎ suān

formylic acid (HCOOH)

甲醇
jiǎ chún

methyl alcohol

甲醇中毒
jiǎ chún zhōng dú

methyl alcohol poisoning

甲醚
jiǎ mí

methyl ether CH3OCH3

甲醛
jiǎ quán

formaldehyde (HCHO)

甲铠
jiǎ kǎi

armor

甲骨
jiǎ gǔ

tortoise shells and animal bones used for divination in the Shang Dynasty (c. 16th to 11th century BC); oracle bones

甲骨文
jiǎ gǔ wén

oracle script

甲骨文字
jiǎ gǔ wén zì

oracle script

甲鱼
jiǎ yú

turtle

盔甲
kuī jiǎ

armor

破甲弹
pò jiǎ dàn

armor piercing shell

科甲
kē jiǎ

imperial examinations

穿山甲
chuān shān jiǎ

pangolin (Manis pentadactylata)

窃蠹甲
qiè dù jiǎ

drugstore beetle

红马甲
hóng mǎ jiǎ

red waistcoat

美甲
měi jiǎ

manicure and-or pedicure

羧甲司坦
suō jiǎ sī tǎn

carbocysteine

聚甲醛
jù jiǎ quán

polyformaldehyde (CH2O)n

胄甲
zhòu jiǎ

helmet and armor

胸甲
xiōng jiǎ

breastplate

脚指甲
jiǎo zhǐ jia

toenail

艇甲板
tǐng jiǎ bǎn

boat deck (upper deck on which lifeboats are stored)

花甲
huā jiǎ

complete sexagenary cycle

苯甲酰氯
běn jiǎ xiān lǜ

benzoil chloride C6H5COCl

苯甲酸
běn jiǎ suān

benzoic acid C6H5COOH

苯甲酸钠
běn jiǎ suān nà

sodium benzoate, E211 (a food preservative)

苯甲醛
běn jiǎ quán

benzaldehyde C6H5CHO, the simplest aromatic aldehyde

衣甲
yì jiǎ

armor

装甲
zhuāng jiǎ

vehicle armor

装甲车
zhuāng jiǎ chē

armored car

装甲车辆
zhuāng jiǎ chē liàng

armored vehicles

西甲
xī jiǎ

La Liga, the top division of the Spanish football league system

解甲
jiě jiǎ

to remove armor

解甲归田
jiě jiǎ guī tián

to remove armor and return to the farm

护甲
hù jiǎ

armor

象甲
xiàng jiǎ

weevil

趾甲
zhǐ jiǎ

toenail

身怀六甲
shēn huái liù jiǎ

to be pregnant (idiom)

软甲纲
ruǎn jiǎ gāng

Malacostraca, a large class of crustaceans

过氧化苯甲酰
guò yǎng huà běn jiǎ xiān

benzoil peroxide

过氧苯甲酰
guò yǎng běn jiǎ xiān

benzoil peroxide

邻苯二甲酸酯
lín běn èr jiǎ suān zhǐ

phthalate (chemistry)

铠甲
kǎi jiǎ

armor

铁甲
tiě jiǎ

mail plating

铁甲船
tiě jiǎ chuán

armored ship

铁甲舰
tiě jiǎ jiàn

ironclad

铁甲车
tiě jiǎ chē

armored car

飞行甲板
fēi xíng jiǎ bǎn

flight deck

马六甲
mǎ liù jiǎ

Malacca or Melaka (town and state in Malaysia), also strait between Malaysia and Sumatra

马六甲海峡
mǎ liù jiǎ hǎi xiá

Strait of Malacca

马甲
mǎ jiǎ

corset

高甲戏
gāo jiǎ xì

Gaojia opera of Fujian and Taiwan

鲮鲤甲
líng lǐ jiǎ

pangolin (Manis pentadactylata)

鳖甲
biē jiǎ

turtle shell

鳞甲
lín jiǎ

scale

鼻甲骨
bí jiǎ gǔ

turbinate

龟甲
guī jiǎ

tortoise shell

龟甲宝螺
guī jiǎ bǎo luó

Mauritius cowry

龟甲万
guī jiǎ wàn

Kikkoman, Japanese brand of soy sauce, food seasonings etc