Chinese Word of the Day
指甲zhǐ jiǎ
finger nail
Definitions
Chinese > English | ||
指甲 | zhǐjia, zhǐjiǎ, zhījia | |
1. n. fingernail | ||
塗 指甲jia - to paint nails | ||
2. n. toenail | ||
Components | ||
指 | zhǐ | |
1. finger | ||
手指 - finger | ||
2. to point; to point out; 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 | ||
春天 指 的 是 冬天 後面 的 那個 季節。 - Spring refers to the season after winter. | ||
5. to rely on; to depend on | ||
6. to criticize; to rebuke | ||
7. to make one’s hair stand on end | ||
甲 | jiǎ | |
1. shell; carapace | ||
2. plate armor | ||
3. nail (plate at the end of fingers and toes) | ||
4. the first of the ten heavenly stems | ||
5. number one; first; A | ||
6. (pronoun for an unspecified or unknown person or thing) | ||
7. (Taiwan) unit of land (area) measure, equivalent to 2,934 1857 roughly 2.1 acres | ||
8. how is it that; how could | ||
9. (Taiwan) since; as | ||
10. (Min Nan) Alternative form of 佮 (kah, kap, t=and; with) | ||
11. (Min Nan) Alternative form of 共 (kā) | ||
12. (Taiwanese Mandarin) gay; homosexual | ||
Click here for character analysis |
Pronunciation
zhǐ jiǎ
Review Previous Words
Learn these with |
Multiple Choice |
Bingo |
Hidden Image |
Hangman |
Word Search |
Crosswords |
Memory |
Flash Cards |
Subscribe to Word of the Day |
Email: |