甲 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)
  15. jiǎ noun armor; kavaca
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: kavaca, Japanese: kou, or: kan (BCSD '甲', p. 844; MW 'kavaca'; SH '甲', p. 197; Unihan '甲')

Contained in

  • 盔甲 armor; body armor and helmet ; armor; kavaca

Also contained in

装甲车辆 、 拇指甲 、 甲板 、 甲壳亚门 、 甲状腺肿 、 甲醇 、 龟甲宝螺 、 六甲乡 、 甲氨基 、 宫甲 、 擐甲执锐 、 缮甲厉兵 、 鳖甲 、 装甲车 、 擐甲披袍 、 甲状软骨 、 捲甲重来 、 甲亢 、 甲长 、 甲骨文 、 按甲寝兵 、 解甲倒戈 、 护甲 、 甲胺磷 、 犀甲 、 躬擐甲冑 、 铁甲武士 、 片鳞碎甲 、 爪甲 、 保甲法 、 学甲 、 甲胄 、 甲酸 、 副甲状腺 、 兵甲已足 、 三甲 、 一甲子 、 铁甲舰 、 胄甲 、 卷甲 、 甲壳素 、 甲硫氨酸 、 指甲剪 、 甲流 、 弃甲 、 奇门遁甲 、 甲基安非他命 、 积甲山齐 、 花甲 、 甲馆

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Truncated for common words

  • Scroll 2 Dharmaguptabhikṣukarman (Seng Jiemo) 僧羯磨 — count: 27
  • Scroll 1 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 20
  • Scroll 1 Tan Wu De Lu Bu Za Jiemo 曇無德律部雜羯磨 — count: 20
  • Scroll 1 Mahīśāsakakarman (Mi Sha Sai Jiemo Ben) 彌沙塞羯磨本 — count: 19
  • Scroll 3 One Syllable Buddhosnisa Wheel Turning Ruler Sutra (Yizi Fo Ding Lunwang Jing) 一字佛頂輪王經 — count: 18
  • Scroll 1 Jiemo 羯磨 — count: 17
  • Scroll 16 Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經 — count: 16 , has English translation , has parallel version
  • Scroll 2 Ni Jiemo 尼羯磨 — count: 15
  • Scroll 9 Shi Moheyan Lun 釋摩訶衍論 — count: 15
  • Scroll 30 Mahāsaṅghikavinaya (Mohesengzhi Lu) 摩訶僧祇律 — count: 14

Collocations

  • 精进甲 (精進甲) 披精進甲 — Dasheng Bensheng Xin Di Guan Jing 大乘本生心地觀經, Scroll 1 — count: 31
  • 甲上 (甲上) 世尊甲上土甚少少耳 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 16 — count: 22
  • 大悲甲 (大悲甲) 是菩薩摩訶薩被大悲甲 — The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經, Scroll 456 — count: 12
  • 无边甲 (無邊甲) 能被無邊甲 — Mahāratnakūṭasūtra (The Great Treasures Collection Sūtra) 大寶積經, Scroll 21 — count: 6
  • 赤铜甲 (赤銅甲) 手足赤銅甲 — Yangjuemoluo Jing (Aṅgulimālīyasūtra) 央掘魔羅經, Scroll 1 — count: 5
  • 施甲 (施甲) 著大施甲被精進鎧 — Fang Guang Da Zhuangyan Jing (Lalitavistara) 方廣大莊嚴經, Scroll 5 — count: 4
  • 忍辱甲 (忍辱甲) 身被忍辱甲 — Avataṃsakasūtra (Flower Garland Sūtra) 大方廣佛華嚴經, Scroll 62 — count: 4
  • 密甲 (密甲) 刺堅密甲 — Avataṃsakasūtra (Flower Garland Sūtra) 大方廣佛華嚴經, Scroll 78 — count: 4
  • 甲持 (甲持) 著甲持仗 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 8 — count: 3
  • 坚甲 (堅甲) 猶如堅甲 — Avataṃsakasūtra (Flower Garland Sūtra) 大方廣佛華嚴經, Scroll 78 — count: 3