甲
jiǎㄐㄧㄚˇ
Sino-Vietnamese: GIÁP
Traditional: 甲
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 4
Meaning(noun, vocab.word.pos.Mg, numeral)
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
甲、乙、丙、丁 are used like A, B, C, D in lists.
Examples
合同中的甲方是我们公司。
hé tong zhōng de jiǎ fāng shì wǒ men gōng sī.
Party A in the contract is our company.
他的成绩是甲等。
tā de chéng jì shì jiǎ děng.
His grade is first class.
她每个月去店里做一次指甲。
tā měi gè yuè qù diàn lǐ zuò yí cì zhǐ jiǎ.
She gets her nails done at the salon once a month.
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Stroke order
GIÁP · 5 strokes
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;