Memory phrase for the character: 甲

甲

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Meaning

armor, shell, fingernails

Pronunciation

 jiǎ

Explanation

 It is shown a root-seedling 丨 with its shell/husk 田

Mnemonic
 
The seedling cracks the shell. (but with a reason 由 which grows 丨 upwards.)

Radicals

甲 armor, shellIn the seedling, the root shoot 丨 bursts the armor/shell 田 (= 甲) - (And this gives the sprout丨 a reason 由.)
田 field
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 Vocabulary

甲基 jiǎ jī  methyl group (chemistry)
甲戌 jiǎ xū  eleventh year A11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1994 or 2054
甲苯 jiǎ běn  toluene C6H5CH3; methylbenzene
甲磺磷定 jiǎ huáng lín dìng  pralidoxime mesylate
甲寅 jiǎ yín  fifty first year A3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1974 or 2034
甲寅 jiǎ yín  
甲状腺功能亢进 jiǎ zhuàng xiàn gōng néng kàng jìn  hyperthyroidism
鲮鲤甲 líng lǐ jiǎ  pangolin (Manis pentadactylata); scaly ant-eater
盔甲 kuī jiǎ  armor; body armor and helmet
甲醇 jiǎ chún  methyl alcohol; methanol CH3OH; wood alcohol; wood spirit
鳖甲 biē jiǎ  turtle shell
鳖甲 biē jiǎ  

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