甲
jiǎ
Meaning
- first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shí tiān gān
- first (in a list, as a party to a contract and so on)
- letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" and so on
- armor plating
- shell or carapace
- nail
- bladed leather or metal armor (old)
- ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old)
- civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲 bǎo jiǎ system (old)
- ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
Example sentences
甲之蜜糖，乙之砒霜。
jiǎ zhī mì táng， yǐ zhī pī shuāng。
What is honey to one is poison to another.