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甲

jiǎ

ㄐㄧㄚˇ

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  1. 1first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
  2. 2(used for an unspecified person or thing)
  3. 3first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc)
  4. 4letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  5. 5armor plating
  6. 6shell or carapace
  7. 7(of the fingers or toes) nail
  8. 8bladed leather or metal armor (old)
  9. 9ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old)
  10. 10civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old)
  11. 11ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
Example

我喜歡甲蟲。

wǒ xǐhuan jiǎchóng

I like beetles.

Keep 甲 and it comes back until you know it.

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