甲
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 in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old); ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
a picture of 甲 → a seed cracking open its shell: first, armor, nail
甲 originally depicted a seed with a sprout breaking through its shell — the very first push of life, which is why it came to mean 'first' and also 'shell' or 'armor.' The outer frame is the husk; the cross inside is the seedling forcing its way out.
合同上写明甲方和乙方的权利。
hé tong shàng xiě míng jiǎ fāng hé yǐ fāng de quán lì 。
The contract clearly states the rights of Party A and Party B.
他在这次考试中名列甲等。
tā zài zhè cì kǎo shì zhōng míng liè jiǎ děng 。
He ranked in the top grade in this exam.
Words with 甲
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)
酚甲烷
fēn jiǎ wán
(Tw) bisphenol A (BPA)
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