(w)

(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); 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)

甲乙 (w)

(jiǎyǐ) first two of the ten heavenly stems 十天干

甲二醇 (w)

(jiǎèrchún) methylene glycol

甲亢 (w)

(jiǎkàng) hyperthyroidism; abbr. for 甲狀腺功能亢進|甲状腺功能亢进[jia3 zhuang4 xian4 gong1 neng2 kang4 jin4]

甲仙 (w)

(jiǎxiān) Jiaxian or Chiahsien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan

甲仙乡 (w)

(jiǎxiānxiāng) Jiaxian or Chiahsien township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan

甲冑 (w)

(jiǎzhòu) variant of 甲胄[jia3 zhou4]

甲午 (w)

(jiǎwǔ) thirty first year A7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1954 or 2014; cf 甲午戰爭|甲午战争, the first Sino-Japanese War of 1894-95

甲午战争 (w)

(jiǎwǔzhànzhēng) the first Sino-Japanese War of 1894-95

甲型 (w)

(jiǎxíng) type A; type I; alpha-

甲型肝炎 (w)

(jiǎxínggānyán) hepatitis A

甲基 (w)

(jiǎjī) methyl group (chemistry)

甲基安非他命 (w)

(jiǎjīānfēitāmìng) methamphetamine

甲基苯丙胺 (w)

(jiǎjīběnbǐngàn) methamphetamine

甲子 (w)

(jiǎzǐ) first of 10 heavenly stems 天干 and first of 12 earthly branches 地支; by ext., the 60 combinations 甲子, 乙丑, 丙寅 etc making up the year cycle; first year A1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1984 or 2044

甲寅 (w)

(jiǎyín) fifty first year A3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1974 or 2034

甲形球蛋白 (w)

(jiǎxíngqiúdànbái) alpha globulin; alpha fetoprotein (AFP)

甲戌 (w)

(jiǎxū) eleventh year A11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1994 or 2054

甲方 (w)

(jiǎfāng) first party (law); see also 乙方[yi3 fang1]

甲替色氨酸 (w)

(jiǎtìsèānsuān) abrin

甲板 (w)

(jiǎbǎn) deck (of a boat etc)

甲壳 (w)

(jiǎqiào) carapace; crust; outer shell

甲壳动物 (w)

(jiǎqiàodòngwù) crustacean

甲壳素 (w)

(jiǎqiàosù) chitin

甲壳虫 (w)

(jiǎqiàochóng) beetle; order Coleoptera; the Beatles (1960s UK pop group)

甲壳虫类 (w)

(jiǎkéchónglèi) coleoptera

甲壳类 (w)

(jiǎqiàolèi) crustacean

甲氧西林 (w)

(jiǎyǎngxīlín) methicillin (a semi-synthetic penicillin)

甲氨基 (w)

(jiǎānjī) methyalamino group

甲流 (w)

(jiǎliú) type A influenza; abbr. for 甲形H1N1流感; refers to H1N1 influenza of 2009

甲烷 (w)

(jiǎwán) methane CH4

甲状 (w)

(jiǎzhuàng) thyroid (gland)

甲状腺 (w)

(jiǎzhuàngxiàn) thyroid gland

甲状腺功能亢进 (w)

(jiǎzhuàngxiàngōngnéngkàngjìn) hyperthyroidism; abbr. to 甲亢[jia3 kang4]

甲状腺素 (w)

(jiǎzhuàngxiànsù) thyroid hormone; thyroxine (used to treat underactive thyroid)

甲状腺肿 (w)

(jiǎzhuàngxiànzhǒng) goiter (enlargement of thyroid gland)

甲申 (w)

(jiǎshēn) twenty first year A9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2004 or 2064

甲申政变 (w)

(jiǎshēnzhèngbiàn) unsuccessful and bloody Korean palace coup in 1884 by westernisers against conservatives, crushed by Qing troops

甲硝唑 (w)

(jiǎxiāozuò) metronidazole (antibacterial agent); Flagyl (US)

甲硫氨酸 (w)

(jiǎliúānsuān) methionine (Met), an essential amino acid

甲磺磷定 (w)

(jiǎhuánglíndìng) pralidoxime mesylate

甲第 (w)

(jiǎdì) residence of a noble; top candidate in the imperial examinations

甲等 (w)

(jiǎděng) grade A; first-class

甲级 (w)

(jiǎjí) first rate; top class; excellent

甲级战犯 (w)

(jiǎjízhànfàn) a grade A war criminal

甲紫 (w)

(jiǎzǐ) gentian violet

甲肝 (w)

(jiǎgān) hepatitis A

甲胄 (w)

(jiǎzhòu) armor

甲胺磷 (w)

(jiǎànlín) methamidophos (chemistry)

甲苯 (w)

(jiǎběn) toluene C6H5CH3; methylbenzene

甲虫 (w)

(jiǎchóng) beetle

甲虫车 (w)

(jiǎchóngchē) beetle (nickname for VW car)

甲辰 (w)

(jiǎchén) forty first year A5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1964 or 2024

甲酸 (w)

(jiǎsuān) formylic acid (HCOOH); formic acid; methanoic acid

甲醇 (w)

(jiǎchún) methyl alcohol; methanol CH3OH; wood alcohol; wood spirit

甲醇中毒 (w)

(jiǎchúnzhōngdú) methyl alcohol poisoning

甲醚 (w)

(jiǎmí) methyl ether CH3OCH3

甲醛 (w)

(jiǎquán) formaldehyde (HCHO)

甲铠 (w)

(jiǎkǎi) armor

甲骨 (w)

(jiǎgǔ) tortoise shell and animal bones used in divination; oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)

甲骨文 (w)

(jiǎgǔwén) oracle script; oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)

甲骨文字 (w)

(jiǎgǔwénzì) oracle script; oracle bone character (an early form of Chinese script)

甲鱼 (w)

(jiǎyú) turtle; terrapin