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指甲

Word definition:

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Simplified
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Traditional
HSK
fingernail
HSK 5

Character decomposition:

CharacterTot Str
Rad / Str
Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *指* | 指* | *指
9画
finger, toe; point, indicate
5106.1
QPA
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *甲* | 甲* | *甲
5画
armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
6050.0
WL

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
fingernail
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *指* | 指* | *指
finger / to point at or to / to indicate or refer to / to depend on / to count on / (of hair) to stand on end
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *甲* | 甲* | *甲
first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / (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 保甲 system (old) / ancient Chinese compass point: 75°


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