Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 甲


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Meaning

armor, shell, fingernails

Pronunciation

jiǎ

Explanation

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

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

armor, shell
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

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