jiǎ

  1. jiǎ noun armor
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Protective armor made from leather or metal; as in 铠甲 (Guoyu '甲' n 2; Kroll 2015 '甲' 3, p. 193; Mathews 1931 '甲', p. 82; Unihan '甲'; XHZD '甲' 2)
  2. jiǎ adjective first
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: For example, 甲等 first-class (Guoyu '甲' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '甲' 5, p. 193; Mathews 1931 '甲', p. 82; Wu and Tee 2015, 1465)
  3. jiǎ proper noun First Heavenly Stem
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Concept: Heavenly Stem 天干
    Notes: (Guoyu '甲' n 1; Kroll 2015 '甲' 4, p. 193; Mathews 1931 '甲', p. 82; Unihan '甲'; XHZD '甲' 1)
  4. jiǎ noun Kangxi radical 102
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
    Notes: Alternate form for 田 (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7)
  5. jiǎ noun finger and toe nails; claw; talon
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 指甲 'fingernail' and 脚趾甲 'toenail' (Guoyu '甲' n 5; Kroll 2015 '甲' 2b, p. 193; Mathews 1931 '甲', p. 82; Unihan '甲'; XHZD '甲' 4)
  6. jiǎ noun shell
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 硬壳; for example, 龟甲 'tortoise shell' (Guoyu '甲' n 4; Kroll 2015 '甲' 2, p. 193; Unihan '甲'; XHZD '甲' 3)
  7. jiǎ noun administrative unit; a group of ten households
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In imperial China (Guoyu '甲' n 7; Mathews 1931 '甲', p. 82; XHZD '甲' 6)
  8. jiǎ noun sheath
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Outer protective sheath for sprouting plants (Kroll 2015 '甲' 1, p. 193)
  9. jiǎ pronoun anonymous character
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: For an unknown or fictionary figure; for example, 某甲 'a certain person' (Guoyu '甲' pronoun; Kroll 2015 '甲' 6, p. 193)
  10. jià noun a class of animals with shells
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: For an unknown or fictionary figure (Guoyu '甲' jià; Kroll 2015 '甲' 2a, p. 193)
  11. jiǎ noun soldier
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 军人 or 兵士 (Guoyu '甲' n 3)
  12. jiǎ noun military armor
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: Modern military armor; for example, 装甲车 'armored car' (Guoyu '甲' n 6)
  13. jiǎ measure word a unit of land
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: Used in Taiwan; equal to 9 公顷 hectares (Guoyu '甲' n 8)
  14. jiǎ verb exeeding the norm /to be outstanding
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 超出群众; for example, the idiom 富甲天下 'exceedingly wealthy' (Guoyu '甲' v)

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