pīnyīn 
pin1yin1 
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ 
 
simplified 
traditional 
 
甲 
甲 
jia3 
 
 
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) nai 
 
 
strokes 
5 
 
radical 
 
 
strokes after radical 
0 
 
氨基甲酸酯类化合物 
氨基甲酸酯類化合物 
an1 ji1 jia3 suan1 zhi3 lei4 hua4 he2 wu4 
 
 
carbamate 
 
案兵束甲 
案兵束甲 
an4 bing1 shu4 jia3 
 
 
to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting 
 
案甲休兵 
案甲休兵 
an4 jia3 xiu1 bing1 
 
 
to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting 
 
保甲制度 
保甲制度 
bao3 jia3 zhi4 du4 
 
 
the Bao-Jia system (an administrative system organized on basis of households) 
 
苯甲醛 
苯甲醛 
ben3 jia3 quan2 
 
 
benzaldehyde C6H5CHO, the simplest aromatic aldehyde 
 
苯甲酸 
苯甲酸 
ben3 jia3 suan1 
 
 
benzoic acid C6H5COOH 
 
苯甲酸钠 
苯甲酸鈉 
ben3 jia3 suan1 na4 
 
 
sodium benzoate, E211 (a food preservative) 
 
苯甲酰氯 
苯甲酰氯 
ben3 jia3 xian1 lv4 
 
 
benzoil chloride C6H5COCl 
 
鼻甲骨 
鼻甲骨 
bi2 jia3 gu3 
 
 
turbinate; nasal concha 
 
鳖甲 
鱉甲 
bie1 jia3 
 
 
turtle shell 
 
卜甲 
卜甲 
bu3 jia3 
 
 
oracle tortoise shell 
 
穿山甲 
穿山甲 
chuan1 shan1 jia3 
 
 
pangolin (Manis pentadactylata); scaly ant-eater 
 
大甲 
大甲 
da4 jia3 
 
 
Tachia town in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县, Taiwan 
 
大甲镇 
大甲鎮 
da4 jia3 zhen4 
 
 
Tachia town in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县, Taiwan 
 
倒戈卸甲 
倒戈卸甲 
dao3 ge1 xie4 jia3 
 
 
to lay down arms 
 
二甲 
二甲 
er4 jia3 
 
 
2nd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 4th place and up) 
 
二甲苯 
二甲苯 
er4 jia3 ben3 
 
 
xylene 
 
二甲基砷酸 
二甲基砷酸 
er4 jia3 ji1 shen1 suan1 
 
 
dimethylarsenic acid (CH3)2AsO2H; cacodylic acid 
 
二甲基胂酸 
二甲基胂酸 
er4 jia3 ji1 shen4 suan1 
 
 
dimethylarsenic acid (CH3)2AsO2H; cacodylic acid 
 
二氯甲烷 
二氯甲烷 
er4 lv4 jia3 wan2 
 
 
dichloromethane 
 
飞行甲板 
飛行甲板 
fei1 xing2 jia3 ban3 
 
 
flight deck 
 
副甲状腺 
副甲狀腺 
fu4 jia3 zhuang4 xian4 
 
 
parathyroid (Tw) 
 
副甲状腺素 
副甲狀腺素 
fu4 jia3 zhuang4 xian4 su4 
 
 
parathyroid hormone (Tw) 
 
高甲戏 
高甲戲 
gao1 jia3 xi4 
 
 
Gaojia opera of Fujian and Taiwan 
 
龟甲 
龜甲 
gui1 jia3 
 
 
tortoiseshell 
 
龟甲宝螺 
龜甲寶螺 
gui1 jia3 bao3 luo2 
 
 
Mauritius cowry; Mauritia mauritiana 
 
龟甲万 
龜甲萬 
gui1 jia3 wan4 
 
 
Kikkoman, Japanese brand of soy sauce, food seasonings etc 
 
过氧苯甲酰 
過氧苯甲酰 
guo4 yang3 ben3 jia3 xian1 
 
 
benzoil peroxide 
 
过氧化苯甲酰 
過氧化苯甲酰 
guo4 yang3 hua4 ben3 jia3 xian1 
 
 
benzoil peroxide 
 
红马甲 
紅馬甲 
hong2 ma3 jia3 
 
 
red waistcoat; floor trader in stock market; stockbroker 
 
后甲板 
後甲板 
hou4 jia3 ban3 
 
 
afterdeck 
 
护甲 
護甲 
hu4 jia3 
 
 
armor; bulletproof vest 
 
花甲 
花甲 
hua1 jia3 
 
 
complete sexagenary cycle; a 60 year-old person; passage of time 
 
甲氨基 
甲氨基 
jia3 an1 ji1 
 
 
methyalamino group 
 
甲胺 
甲胺 
jia3 an4 
 
 
methylamine 
 
甲胺磷 
甲胺磷 
jia3 an4 lin2 
 
 
methamidophos (chemistry) 
 
甲板 
甲板 
jia3 ban3 
 
 
deck (of a boat etc) 
 
甲苯 
甲苯 
jia3 ben3 
 
 
toluene C6H5CH3; methylbenzene 
 
甲辰 
甲辰 
jia3 chen2 
 
 
41st year A5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1964 or 2024 
 
甲虫 
甲蟲 
jia3 chong2 
 
 
beetle 
 
甲虫车 
甲蟲車 
jia3 chong2 che1 
 
 
Volkswagen Beetle 
 
甲醇 
甲醇 
jia3 chun2 
 
 
methyl alcohol; methanol CH3OH; wood alcohol; wood spirit 
 
甲醇中毒 
甲醇中毒 
jia3 chun2 zhong1 du2 
 
 
methyl alcohol poisoning 
 
甲等 
甲等 
jia3 deng3 
 
 
grade A; first-class 
 
甲第 
甲第 
jia3 di4 
 
 
residence of a noble; top candidate in the imperial examinations 
 
甲二醇 
甲二醇 
jia3 er4 chun2 
 
 
methylene glycol 
 
甲方 
甲方 
jia3 fang1 
 
 
first party (law); see also 乙方 
 
甲酚 
甲酚 
jia3 fen1 
 
 
cresol (chemistry) 
 
甲肝 
甲肝 
jia3 gan1 
 
 
hepatitis A 
 
甲沟炎 
甲溝炎 
jia3 gou1 yan2 
 
 
paronychia (medicine) 
 
甲骨 
甲骨 
jia3 gu3 
 
 
tortoise shell and animal bones used in divination; oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script) 
 
甲骨文 
甲骨文 
jia3 gu3 wen2 
 
 
oracle script; oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script) 
 
甲骨文字 
甲骨文字 
jia3 gu3 wen2 zi4 
 
 
oracle script; oracle bone character (an early form of Chinese script) 
 
甲磺磷定 
甲磺磷定 
jia3 huang2 lin2 ding4 
 
 
pralidoxime mesylate 
 
甲基 
甲基 
jia3 ji1 
 
 
methyl group (chemistry) 
 
甲基安非他命 
甲基安非他命 
jia3 ji1 an1 fei1 ta1 ming4 
 
 
methamphetamine 
 
甲基苯丙胺 
甲基苯丙胺 
jia3 ji1 ben3 bing3 an4 
 
 
methamphetamine 
 
甲级 
甲級 
jia3 ji2 
 
 
first rate; top class; excellent 
 
甲级战犯 
甲級戰犯 
jia3 ji2 zhan4 fan4 
 
 
a grade A war criminal 
 
甲铠 
甲鎧 
jia3 kai3 
 
 
armor 
 
甲亢 
甲亢 
jia3 kang4 
 
 
hyperthyroidism; abbr. for 甲狀腺功能亢進|甲状腺功能亢进 
 
甲壳虫类 
甲殼蟲類 
jia3 ke2 chong2 lei4 
 
 
coleoptera 
 
甲流 
甲流 
jia3 liu2 
 
 
type A influenza; abbr. for 甲型H1N1流感; refers to H1N1 influenza of 2009 
 
甲硫氨酸 
甲硫氨酸 
jia3 liu2 an1 suan1 
 
 
methionine (Met), an essential amino acid 
 
甲醚 
甲醚 
jia3 mi2 
 
 
methyl ether CH3OCH3 
 
甲壳 
甲殼 
jia3 qiao4 
 
 
carapace; crust; outer shell; also pr.  
 
甲壳虫 
甲殼蟲 
jia3 qiao4 chong2 
 
 
the Beatles (1960s UK pop group) 
 
甲壳虫 
甲殼蟲 
jia3 qiao4 chong2 
 
 
beetle 
 
甲壳动物 
甲殼動物 
jia3 qiao4 dong4 wu4 
 
 
crustacean 
 
甲壳类 
甲殼類 
jia3 qiao4 lei4 
 
 
crustacean 
 
甲壳素 
甲殼素 
jia3 qiao4 su4 
 
 
chitin 
 
甲氰菊酯 
甲氰菊酯 
jia3 qing2 ju2 zhi3 
 
 
fenpropathrin (insecticide) 
 
甲醛 
甲醛 
jia3 quan2 
 
 
formaldehyde (HCHO) 
 
甲申 
甲申 
jia3 shen1 
 
 
21st year A9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2004 or 2064 
 
甲申政变 
甲申政變 
jia3 shen1 zheng4 bian4 
 
 
unsuccessful and bloody Korean palace coup in 1884 by Westernisers against conservatives, crushed by Qing troops 
 
甲酸 
甲酸 
jia3 suan1 
 
 
formylic acid (HCOOH); formic acid; methanoic acid 
 
甲烷 
甲烷 
jia3 wan2 
 
 
methane CH4 
 
甲午 
甲午 
jia3 wu3 
 
 
thirty-first year A7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1954 or 2014 
 
甲午战争 
甲午戰爭 
jia3 wu3 zhan4 zheng1 
 
 
First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95) 
 
甲仙 
甲仙 
jia3 xian1 
 
 
Jiaxian or Chiahsien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县, southwest Taiwan 
 
甲仙乡 
甲仙鄉 
jia3 xian1 xiang1 
 
 
Jiaxian or Chiahsien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县, southwest Taiwan 
 
甲硝唑 
甲硝唑 
jia3 xiao1 zuo4 
 
 
metronidazole (antibacterial agent); Flagyl (trade name) 
 
甲型 
甲型 
jia3 xing2 
 
 
type A; type I; alpha- 
 
甲型肝炎 
甲型肝炎 
jia3 xing2 gan1 yan2 
 
 
hepatitis A 
 
甲型球蛋白 
甲型球蛋白 
jia3 xing2 qiu2 dan4 bai2 
 
 
alpha globulin; alpha fetoprotein (AFP) 
 
甲戌 
甲戌 
jia3 xu1 
 
 
eleventh year A11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1994 or 2054 
 
甲氧基 
甲氧基 
jia3 yang3 ji1 
 
 
methoxy (chemistry) 
 
甲氧西林 
甲氧西林 
jia3 yang3 xi1 lin2 
 
 
methicillin (a semi-synthetic penicillin) (loanword) 
 
甲乙 
甲乙 
jia3 yi3 
 
 
first two of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 
 
甲寅 
甲寅 
jia3 yin2 
 
 
51st year A3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1974 or 2034 
 
甲鱼 
甲魚 
jia3 yu2 
 
 
turtle; terrapin; Taiwan pr.  
 
甲胄 
甲胄 
jia3 zhou4 
 
 
armor 
 
甲冑 
甲冑 
jia3 zhou4 
 
 
variant of 甲胄 
 
甲状 
甲狀 
jia3 zhuang4 
 
 
thyroid (gland) 
 
甲状旁腺 
甲狀旁腺 
jia3 zhuang4 pang2 xian4 
 
 
parathyroid 
 
甲状腺 
甲狀腺 
jia3 zhuang4 xian4 
 
 
thyroid gland 
 
甲状腺功能亢进 
甲狀腺功能亢進 
jia3 zhuang4 xian4 gong1 neng2 kang4 jin4 
 
 
hyperthyroidism; abbr. to 甲亢 
 
甲状腺素 
甲狀腺素 
jia3 zhuang4 xian4 su4 
 
 
thyroid hormone; thyroxine (used to treat underactive thyroid) 
 
甲状腺肿 
甲狀腺腫 
jia3 zhuang4 xian4 zhong3 
 
 
goiter (enlargement of thyroid gland) 
 
甲紫 
甲紫 
jia3 zi3 
 
 
gentian violet 
 
甲子 
甲子 
jia3 zi3 
 
 
first year of the sixty-year cycle (where each year is numbered with one of the 10 heavenly stems 天干 and one of the 12 earthly branches 地支); the sixty-year cycle 
 
脚指甲 
腳指甲 
jiao3 zhi3 jia5 
 
 
toenail 
 
解甲 
解甲 
jie3 jia3 
 
 
to remove armor; to return to civilian life 
 
解甲归田 
解甲歸田 
jie3 jia3 gui1 tian2 
 
 
to remove armor and return to the farm; to return to civilian life 
 
救生艇甲板 
救生艇甲板 
jiu4 sheng1 ting3 jia3 ban3 
 
 
boat deck (upper deck on which lifeboats are stored) 
 
聚甲醛 
聚甲醛 
ju4 jia3 quan2 
 
 
polyformaldehyde (CH2O)n 
 
铠甲 
鎧甲 
kai3 jia3 
 
 
armor 
 
抗菌甲硝唑 
抗菌甲硝唑 
kang4 jun1 jia3 xiao1 zuo4 
 
 
anti-bacterial metronidazole 
 
抗耐甲氧西林金葡菌 
抗耐甲氧西林金葡菌 
kang4 nai4 jia3 yang3 xi1 lin2 jin1 pu2 jun1 
 
 
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) 
 
科甲 
科甲 
ke1 jia3 
 
 
imperial examinations 
 
盔甲 
盔甲 
kui1 jia3 
 
 
armor; body armor and helmet 
 
亮菌甲素 
亮菌甲素 
liang4 jun1 jia3 su4 
 
 
armillarisin (fungal enzyme used as antibiotic) 
 
鳞甲 
鱗甲 
lin2 jia3 
 
 
scale; plate of armor 
 
鲮鲤甲 
鯪鯉甲 
ling2 li3 jia3 
 
 
pangolin (Manis pentadactylata); scaly ant-eater 
 
六甲 
六甲 
liu4 jia3 
 
 
Liuchia township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县, Taiwan 
 
六甲乡 
六甲鄉 
liu4 jia3 xiang1 
 
 
Liuchia township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县, Taiwan 
 
氯甲烷 
氯甲烷 
lv4 jia3 wan2 
 
 
methyl chloride CH3Cl 
 
马甲 
馬甲 
ma3 jia3 
 
 
corset; sockpuppet (Internet slang); vest (dialect) 
 
马六甲 
馬六甲 
ma3 liu4 jia3 
 
 
Malacca or Melaka (town and state in Malaysia), also strait between Malaysia and Sumatra 
 
马六甲海峡 
馬六甲海峽 
ma3 liu4 jia3 hai3 xia2 
 
 
the Strait of Malacca or Melaka 
 
满城尽带黄金甲 
滿城盡帶黃金甲 
man3 cheng2 jin4 dai4 huang2 jin1 jia3 
 
 
Curse of the Golden Flower (2007), period drama movie by Zhang Yimou 
 
美甲 
美甲 
mei3 jia3 
 
 
manicure and-or pedicure 
 
某甲 
某甲 
mou3 jia3 
 
 
somebody; certain individual 
 
拇指甲 
拇指甲 
mu3 zhi3 jia5 
 
 
thumbnail 
 
尼布甲尼撒 
尼布甲尼撒 
ni2 bu4 jia3 ni2 sa1 
 
 
Nebuchadnezzar 
 
披甲 
披甲 
pi1 jia3 
 
 
to don armor 
 
破甲弹 
破甲彈 
po4 jia3 dan4 
 
 
armor piercing shell 
 
奇门遁甲 
奇門遁甲 
qi2 men2 dun4 jia3 
 
 
ancient Chinese divination tradition (still in use today) 
 
前甲板 
前甲板 
qian2 jia3 ban3 
 
 
forward deck (of a boat) 
 
前三甲 
前三甲 
qian2 san1 jia3 
 
 
top three 
 
窃蠹甲 
竊蠹甲 
qie4 du4 jia3 
 
 
drugstore beetle 
 
氰溴甲苯 
氰溴甲苯 
qing2 xiu4 jia3 ben3 
 
 
cyanobenzyl bromide 
 
丘逢甲 
丘逢甲 
qiu1 feng2 jia3 
 
 
Qiu Fengjia or Ch'iu Feng-chia (1864-1912), Taiwanese Hakkanese poet 
 
戎甲 
戎甲 
rong2 jia3 
 
 
weapons and armor 
 
软甲纲 
軟甲綱 
ruan3 jia3 gang1 
 
 
Malacostraca, a large class of crustaceans 
 
三甲 
三甲 
san1 jia3 
 
 
3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination 
 
三氯甲烷 
三氯甲烷 
san1 lv4 jia3 wan2 
 
 
chloroform CHCl3; trichloromethane 
 
三硝基甲苯 
三硝基甲苯 
san1 xiao1 ji1 jia3 ben3 
 
 
trinitrotoluene (TNT) 
 
身怀六甲 
身懷六甲 
shen1 huai2 liu4 jia3 
 
 
to be pregnant (idiom) 
 
羧甲司坦 
羧甲司坦 
suo1 jia3 si1 tan3 
 
 
carbocysteine 
 
铁甲 
鐵甲 
tie3 jia3 
 
 
mail plating; armor; armor plating 
 
铁甲车 
鐵甲車 
tie3 jia3 che1 
 
 
armored car 
 
铁甲船 
鐵甲船 
tie3 jia3 chuan2 
 
 
armored ship 
 
铁甲舰 
鐵甲艦 
tie3 jia3 jian4 
 
 
ironclad; an armor-plated battleship 
 
艇甲板 
艇甲板 
ting3 jia3 ban3 
 
 
boat deck (upper deck on which lifeboats are stored) 
 
洗甲水 
洗甲水 
xi3 jia3 shui3 
 
 
nail polish remover 
 
下鼻甲 
下鼻甲 
xia4 bi2 jia3 
 
 
inferior nasal conchae 
 
胸甲 
胸甲 
xiong1 jia3 
 
 
breastplate 
 
修指甲 
修指甲 
xiu1 zhi3 jia5 
 
 
manicure 
 
学甲 
學甲 
xue2 jia3 
 
 
Hsuehchia town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县, Taiwan 
 
学甲镇 
學甲鎮 
xue2 jia3 zhen4 
 
 
Hsuehchia town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县, Taiwan 
 
咬甲癖 
咬甲癖 
yao3 jia3 pi3 
 
 
onychophagia (nail biting) 
 
一甲 
一甲 
yi1 jia3 
 
 
1st rank or top three candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 狀元|状元, 榜眼, and 探花, respectively) 
 
一甲子 
一甲子 
yi1 jia3 zi3 
 
 
sixty years 
 
衣甲 
衣甲 
yi4 jia3 
 
 
armor 
 
枕戈寝甲 
枕戈寢甲 
zhen3 ge1 qin3 jia3 
 
 
to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom); to keep ready for battle at all times 
 
趾甲 
趾甲 
zhi3 jia3 
 
 
toenail 
 
指甲 
指甲 
zhi3 jia5 
 
 
fingernail 
 
指甲刀 
指甲刀 
zhi3 jia5 dao1 
 
 
nail clipper 
 
指甲盖 
指甲蓋 
zhi3 jia5 gai4 
 
 
fingernail 
 
指甲剪 
指甲剪 
zhi3 jia5 jian3 
 
 
nail clipper 
 
指甲油 
指甲油 
zhi3 jia5 you2 
 
 
nail polish 
 
胄甲 
胄甲 
zhou4 jia3 
 
 
helmet and armor 
 
装甲 
裝甲 
zhuang1 jia3 
 
 
vehicle armor 
 
装甲车 
裝甲車 
zhuang1 jia3 che1 
 
 
armored car 
 
装甲车辆 
裝甲車輛 
zhuang1 jia3 che1 liang4 
 
 
armored vehicles