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甲 (jiǎ): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 5

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 甲

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How to write 甲 — animated stroke order

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2.

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甲 stroke order diagram

3.

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4.

HSK Vocabulary: 甲

HSK words that contain this character.

指甲

zhǐ jia

fingernail

5.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 甲 is used in context

Tā他

de的

shǒu手

zhǐ指

jiǎ甲

hěn很

cháng

Information

Pinyinjiǎ

Meaningshell

Strokes5

Radical田

Traditional甲

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#1367

Zhuyinㄐㄧㄚˇ

UnicodeU+7532

CangjieWL

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长

，

xū需

yào要

jiǎn剪

le了

。

His fingernails are very long and need to be trimmed.

tā她

tú涂

le了

hóng红

sè色

de的

zhǐ指

jiǎ甲

yóu油

。

She painted her nails with red polish.

shuǐ水

shǒu手

men们

zhèng正

zài在

jiǎ甲

bǎn板

shàng上

gōng工

zuò作

。

The sailors are working on the deck.

zhè这

jiā家

jiǔ酒

diàn店

tí提

gōng供

jiǎ甲

děng等

fú服

wù务

。

This hotel provides first-class service.

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