Chinese Word of the Day

指甲
zhǐ jiǎ

finger nail

Definitions

Chinese > English
指甲	zhǐjia, zhījia
1. n. fingernail
2. n. toenail
Components
指	zhǐ
1. finger
手指 - finger
2. to point; to aim
指出 - to point out
指人 - to point at a person
3. to indicate; to show; to demonstrate
4. to refer to; to mean
指人不舒服。 - Refers to being uncomfortable.
5. to rely on; to depend on
甲	jiǎ
1. armor, shell
2. fingernails
3. the first of the ten heavenly stems
4. armor
5. shell
6. nail (plate at the end of fingers and toes)
7. the first heavenly stem
8. number one; first; A
9. (Taiwan) unit of land (area) measure, equivalent to 2,934 1857 roughly 2.1 acres
10. how is it that; how could
11. (Taiwan) since; as
12. (Min Nan) (zh-alt-form, 佮, and; with, tr=kah, kap)
13. (Min Nan) (zh-alt-form, 共, tr=kā, kāng)
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