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甲

jiǎ

first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]

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Meaning of 甲 in English

jiǎHSK 5nounSyllabus #2558
  1. first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
  2. (used for an unspecified person or thing)
  3. first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)
  4. letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  5. armor plating
  6. shell or carapace
  7. (of the fingers or toes) nail
  8. bladed leather or metal armor (old)

Example sentences

  1. 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.
    Tatoeba #5092091 by mirrorvan · #67212 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 甲

指甲HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences