甲 jiǎ
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jiǎ
noun
armor
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Protective armor made from leather or metal; as in 铠甲 (Guoyu '甲' n 2; Kroll 2015 '甲' 3, p. 193; Mathews 1931 '甲', p. 82; Unihan '甲'; XHZD '甲' 2) -
jiǎ
adjective
first
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: For example, 甲等 first-class (Guoyu '甲' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '甲' 5, p. 193; Mathews 1931 '甲', p. 82; Wu and Tee 2015, 1465) -
jiǎ
proper noun
First Heavenly Stem
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Concept: Heavenly Stem 天干
Notes: (Guoyu '甲' n 1; Kroll 2015 '甲' 4, p. 193; Mathews 1931 '甲', p. 82; Unihan '甲'; XHZD '甲' 1) -
jiǎ
noun
Kangxi radical 102
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
Notes: Alternate form for 田 (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7) -
jiǎ
noun
finger and toe nails; claw; talon
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: As in 指甲 'fingernail' and 脚趾甲 'toenail' (Guoyu '甲' n 5; Kroll 2015 '甲' 2b, p. 193; Mathews 1931 '甲', p. 82; Unihan '甲'; XHZD '甲' 4) -
jiǎ
noun
shell
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 硬壳; for example, 龟甲 'tortoise shell' (Guoyu '甲' n 4; Kroll 2015 '甲' 2, p. 193; Unihan '甲'; XHZD '甲' 3) -
jiǎ
noun
administrative unit; a group of ten households
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In imperial China (Guoyu '甲' n 7; Mathews 1931 '甲', p. 82; XHZD '甲' 6) -
jiǎ
noun
sheath
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Outer protective sheath for sprouting plants (Kroll 2015 '甲' 1, p. 193) -
jiǎ
pronoun
anonymous character
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For an unknown or fictionary figure; for example, 某甲 'a certain person' (Guoyu '甲' pronoun; Kroll 2015 '甲' 6, p. 193) -
jià
noun
a class of animals with shells
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For an unknown or fictionary figure (Guoyu '甲' jià; Kroll 2015 '甲' 2a, p. 193) -
jiǎ
noun
soldier
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 军人 or 兵士 (Guoyu '甲' n 3) -
jiǎ
noun
military armor
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Modern military armor; for example, 装甲车 'armored car' (Guoyu '甲' n 6) -
jiǎ
measure word
a unit of land
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Used in Taiwan; equal to 9 公顷 hectares (Guoyu '甲' n 8) -
jiǎ
verb
exeeding the norm /to be outstanding
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 超出群众; for example, the idiom 富甲天下 'exceedingly wealthy' (Guoyu '甲' v) -
jiǎ
noun
armor; kavaca
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: kavaca, Japanese: kou, or: kan (BCSD '甲', p. 844; MW 'kavaca'; SH '甲', p. 197; Unihan '甲')
Contained in
- 甲立 folded paper in the shape of a flower
- 十种被甲(十種被甲) ten ways to put on armor
- 譬喻问号(一) 黄金似蛇蝎, 有毒无毒? 恶口似粪坑, 是香是臭? 冷淡似寒冰, 是凉是热? 瞋恚似烈火, 可怕不怕? 信心似禾苗, 是长是消? 罪恶似臭水, 难闻好闻? 正见似盔甲, 是安不安? 忏悔似净水, 是清是染? 忍辱似盾牌, 有用无用? 知足似乐园, 好看难看?(譬喻問號(一) 黃金似蛇蠍, 有毒無毒? 惡口似糞坑, 是香是臭? 冷淡似寒冰, 是涼是熱? 瞋恚似烈火, 可怕不怕? 信心似禾苗, 是長是消? 罪惡似臭水, 難聞好聞? 正見似盔甲, 是安不安? 懺悔似淨水, 是清是染? 忍辱似盾牌, 有用無用? 知足似樂園, 好看難看?) Metaphors (1) Gold is a snake. Is it poisonous or not? Harsh speech is a cesspit. Is it fragrant or odorous? Coldness is ice. Does it freeze or burn? Anger is burning fire. Is it frightening or not? Faith is a sprout. Does it grow or wilt? Transgression is stinky water. Does it smell good or bad? Right view is an armor. Is it safe or not? Repentance is purifying water. Is it clean or polluted? Patience is a shield. Does it protect or not? Contentment is paradise. Is it beautiful or ugly?
- 索甲仁波切 Sogyal Rinpoche
Also contained in
甲榜 、 过氧苯甲酰 、 被甲兵 、 铠甲 、 胸甲 、 甲烷 、 指甲剪 、 甲壳 、 孔甲 、 花甲 、 缮甲治兵 、 副甲状腺 、 平头甲子 、 甲型 、 解甲休兵 、 美甲 、 六十甲子 、 马六甲海峡 、 氨基甲酸酯类化合物 、 甲壳虫类 、 太甲 、 甲基安非他命 、 副甲状腺素 、 甲级 、 一甲 、 甲铠 、 抗耐甲氧西林金葡菌 、 二甲基胂酸 、 装甲车辆 、 甲型肝炎 、 卸甲 、 甲状软骨 、 学甲 、 组甲 、 铁甲舰 、 甲寅 、 同甲 、 破甲弹 、 甲仙 、 登上甲 、 甲骨文字 、 甲骨文 、 擐甲执锐 、 地方火甲 、 甲鱼 、 甲午 、 装甲
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 2 Dharmaguptabhikṣukarman (Seng Jiemo) 僧羯磨 — count: 27
- Scroll 1 Tan Wu De Lu Bu Za Jiemo 曇無德律部雜羯磨 — count: 20
- Scroll 1 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 20
- Scroll 1 Mahīśāsakakarman (Mi Sha Sai Jiemo Ben) 彌沙塞羯磨本 — count: 19
- Scroll 3 One Syllable Buddhosnisa Wheel Turning Ruler Sutra (Yizi Fo Ding Lunwang Jing) 一字佛頂輪王經 — count: 18
- Scroll 1 Jiemo 羯磨 — count: 17
- Scroll 16 Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經 — count: 16 , has English translation , has parallel version
- Scroll 2 Ni Jiemo 尼羯磨 — count: 15
- Scroll 9 Shi Moheyan Lun 釋摩訶衍論 — count: 15
- Scroll 2 Fo Zu Lidai Tong Zai 佛祖歷代通載 — count: 14
Collocations
- 精进甲 (精進甲) 披精進甲 — Dasheng Bensheng Xin Di Guan Jing 大乘本生心地觀經, Scroll 1 — count: 31
- 甲上 (甲上) 世尊甲上土甚少少耳 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 16 — count: 22
- 大悲甲 (大悲甲) 是菩薩摩訶薩被大悲甲 — The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經, Scroll 456 — count: 12
- 无边甲 (無邊甲) 能被無邊甲 — Mahāratnakūṭasūtra (The Great Treasures Collection Sūtra) 大寶積經, Scroll 21 — count: 6
- 赤铜甲 (赤銅甲) 手足赤銅甲 — Yangjuemoluo Jing (Aṅgulimālīyasūtra) 央掘魔羅經, Scroll 1 — count: 5
- 忍辱甲 (忍辱甲) 身被忍辱甲 — Avataṃsakasūtra (Flower Garland Sūtra) 大方廣佛華嚴經, Scroll 62 — count: 4
- 施甲 (施甲) 著大施甲被精進鎧 — Fang Guang Da Zhuangyan Jing (Lalitavistara) 方廣大莊嚴經, Scroll 5 — count: 4
- 密甲 (密甲) 刺堅密甲 — Avataṃsakasūtra (Flower Garland Sūtra) 大方廣佛華嚴經, Scroll 78 — count: 4
- 手足甲 (手足甲) 捨手足甲 — Sutra on the Names of the Buddhas (Fo Shuo Fo Ming Jing) 佛說佛名經, Scroll 9 — count: 3
- 金刚甲 (金剛甲) 此法名為金剛甲 — Dasheng Bensheng Xin Di Guan Jing 大乘本生心地觀經, Scroll 8 — count: 3