指甲 meaning and pronunciation

指甲
Simplified/traditional word

指甲 English definition

zhǐ jia

  • fingernail

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  • (zhǐ): finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end;
  • (jiǎ): first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; (used for an unspecified person or thing); first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc); letter 'A' or roman 'I' in list 'A, B, C', or 'I, II, III' etc; armor plating; shell or carapace; (of the fingers or toes) nail; bladed leather or metal armor (old); ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old); civil administration unit (old);