甲U+75325 STROKES
Entry·pron. jiǎ
ㄐㄧㄚˇ
“First of the ten Heavenly Stems; armor or shell; fingernail or toenail; a numbered or lettered item in a list; a party to a contract.”
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- 指甲ㄓˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄚfingernail; toenail; the hard keratin plate on the tip of a finger or toe.
- 大甲ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇDajia, a district and town in northwestern Taichung, Taiwan; known for its historic sites and Mazu temple.
- 甲板ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄅㄢˇdeck of a ship; the permanent covering over a ship's surface, usually of iron or wood, reinforcing the structure and providing a surface for walking or working.
- 甲子ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄗˇa sexagenary cycle unit; sixty years; a full cycle of the Chinese calendar; by extension, age or years
- 逢甲ㄈㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚˇFeng Chia; a major university in Taichung, Taiwan; also a common surname in Taiwan.
- 盔甲ㄎㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄚˇarmor; a warrior's protective battle gear, including a helmet and body armor
- 甲狀腺ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋA butterfly-shaped endocrine gland in the front of the neck; it produces hormones that regulate metabolism.
- 指甲油ㄓˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧㄡˊnail polish; lacquer applied to fingernails for decoration
- 甲蟲ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊbeetle; general term for insects of the order Coleoptera, having hardened front wings that cover the membranous hind wings and abdomen
- 甲仙ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄢdistrict in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan; known for taro-based foods
- 學甲ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄚˇdistrict in Tainan, Taiwan; place name
- 甲骨文ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄍㄨˇ ㄨㄣˊearliest known form of Chinese writing; inscriptions carved on turtle shells and animal bones for divination during the Shang dynasty
- 花甲ㄏㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄚˇsixty years of age; referring to a full sexagenary cycle of sixty years
- 大甲溪ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄒㄧMajor river in central Taiwan; Taiwan's fourth-longest river, originating in the Central Mountain Range.
- 穿山甲ㄔㄨㄢ ㄕㄢ ㄐㄧㄚˇpangolin; scaly anteater
- 甲子園ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄗˇ ㄩㄢˊshort for Hanshin Koshien Stadium in Japan; the venue of Japan's national high school baseball tournament; by extension, the tournament itself or the dream of competing in it
- 甲級ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄐㄧˊtop grade; first-class; premier rank
- 甲午ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄨˇsexagenary cycle year with heavenly stem jia and earthly branch wu; specifically the 1894 Sino-Japanese War
- 六甲ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇthe six sexagenary cycle stems; pregnancy; Taoist deity or conjuration art; a star name
- 鎧甲ㄎㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇancient armor worn in battle, typically made of metal plates to resist weapon strikes
- 甲午戰爭ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄨˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄓㄥ1894 Sino-Japanese War; Qing-China conflict with Japan over Korea, ending in Qing defeat and the Treaty of Shimonoseki
- 甲組ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄗㄨˇfirst division; top competitive category in a league or tournament system
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