How to write 甲

甲 (jiǎ) means “first of the ten Heavenly Stems 干”. The 甲 stroke order has 5 strokes; the animation above shows them one at a time. Its radical is 田. To practise how to write 甲, open writing practice; to hear how to pronounce 甲, use the pronunciation trainer.

Words with 甲

• 甲 — jiǎ, first of the ten Heavenly Stems 干; (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 甲 system (old); ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
• 甲 — jiǎ, first of the ten Heavenly Stems 干; (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 甲 system (old); ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
• 指甲 — zhǐ jia, fingernail