1. 甲
  2. 第

甲

Previous (弃)Next (伟)
  • 1104th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 145 words
  • Component in 15 characters

Decomposition

1Once
甲→
冂No glyph available
2Radical
甲→
冂upside down box二two丨line
3Graphical
甲→
冂二丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiǎ (jia3)first of the ten heavenly stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] • (used for an unspecified person or thing) • first (in a list, as a party to a contract 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 (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 甲 jiǎ (jia3)The component 冂 is pronounced as 'jiōng' (jiong1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

甲 also appears in:
押鸭禺匣闸钾呷岬胛厣狎柙鉀鴨翈

Example Words

Common

指甲 
马甲 (馬甲)

Uncommon

指甲油 
甲乙 
甲亢 
甲子 
甲方 
甲板 
甲状 (甲狀)
甲状腺 (甲狀腺)
甲第 
甲醇 
甲醛 
甲骨文 
盔甲 
穿山甲 
美甲 
花甲 
装甲 (裝甲)
趾甲 
铠甲 (鎧甲)
铁甲 (鐵甲)
马六甲 (馬六甲)
鳞甲 (鱗甲)

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第

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Previous (民)Next (公)
  • 114th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.17% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 99 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
第→
⺮𢎨
2Radical
第→
⺮bamboo弓bow丨line㇒N/A
3Graphical
第→
⺮匚㇉丨㇒

Pinyin & Meaning

1. dì (di4)(prefix indicating ordinal number, e.g. first, number two etc)

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

第一 
第二 

Uncommon

第五 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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