Read Edit View history 甲 jiǎ HSK5 1st heavenly stem, fingernail Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Origin unclear. Possibly depicts cracks on a shell or tree bark. Pinyin Separate values with commas jiǎ ×jia × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 甲 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 200, 730 ], [ 241, 699 ], [ 259, 670 ], [ 300, 448 ], [ 327, 365 ] ], [ [ 266, 722 ], [ 299, 709 ], [ 561, 752 ], [ 685, 766 ], [ 726, 766 ], [ 764, 752 ], [ 792, 717 ], [ 768, 641 ], [ 738, 506 ], [ 704, 418 ], [ 709, 379 ] ], [ [ 379, 569 ], [ 435, 565 ], [ 587, 595 ], [ 638, 591 ] ], [ [ 344, 379 ], [ 358, 395 ], [ 591, 430 ], [ 638, 430 ], [ 651, 418 ] ], [ [ 455, 711 ], [ 504, 680 ], [ 487, -40 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 259 724 Q 232 739 205 743 Q 198 746 191 739 Q 182 732 195 719 Q 247 646 268 454 Q 274 391 316 355 Q 319 354 323 351 Q 341 347 342 373 L 340 410 Q 336 435 327 464 Q 297 629 292 687 C 290 708 286 710 259 724 Z", "M 660 410 Q 681 377 700 367 Q 713 357 732 383 Q 756 423 803 634 Q 816 671 845 701 Q 861 716 848 734 Q 829 755 778 789 Q 756 801 669 782 Q 590 773 417 747 Q 329 732 259 724 C 229 720 263 680 292 687 Q 355 702 446 714 L 509 725 Q 704 759 729 733 Q 748 708 743 685 Q 703 489 685 460 Q 679 445 660 441 C 645 431 645 431 660 410 Z", "M 528 563 Q 585 573 642 584 Q 643 587 646 589 Q 647 599 627 608 Q 594 626 530 603 L 473 590 Q 392 580 383 577 Q 358 573 378 559 Q 405 541 444 547 Q 456 550 472 552 L 528 563 Z", "M 524 398 Q 584 405 660 410 C 690 412 685 425 660 441 Q 627 468 538 443 Q 531 443 525 440 L 470 430 Q 400 418 340 410 C 310 406 313 365 342 373 Q 372 383 469 393 L 524 398 Z", "M 464 -7 Q 470 -35 477 -45 Q 483 -52 491 -50 Q 506 -41 515 24 Q 525 115 524 206 Q 523 257 524 398 L 525 440 Q 526 495 528 563 L 530 603 Q 531 631 543 681 Q 547 700 531 711 Q 518 720 509 725 C 484 741 431 740 446 714 Q 452 702 459 691 Q 472 664 473 590 L 472 552 Q 471 497 470 430 L 469 393 Q 463 14 464 -7 Z" ] } 5 strokes 甲 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 200, 730 ], [ 241, 699 ], [ 259, 670 ], [ 300, 448 ], [ 327, 365 ] ], [ [ 266, 722 ], [ 299, 709 ], [ 561, 752 ], [ 685, 766 ], [ 726, 766 ], [ 764, 752 ], [ 792, 717 ], [ 768, 641 ], [ 738, 506 ], [ 704, 418 ], [ 709, 379 ] ], [ [ 379, 569 ], [ 435, 565 ], [ 587, 595 ], [ 638, 591 ] ], [ [ 344, 379 ], [ 358, 395 ], [ 591, 430 ], [ 638, 430 ], [ 651, 418 ] ], [ [ 455, 711 ], [ 504, 680 ], [ 487, -40 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 259 724 Q 232 739 205 743 Q 198 746 191 739 Q 182 732 195 719 Q 247 646 268 454 Q 274 391 316 355 Q 319 354 323 351 Q 341 347 342 373 L 340 410 Q 336 435 327 464 Q 297 629 292 687 C 290 708 286 710 259 724 Z", "M 660 410 Q 681 377 700 367 Q 713 357 732 383 Q 756 423 803 634 Q 816 671 845 701 Q 861 716 848 734 Q 829 755 778 789 Q 756 801 669 782 Q 590 773 417 747 Q 329 732 259 724 C 229 720 263 680 292 687 Q 355 702 446 714 L 509 725 Q 704 759 729 733 Q 748 708 743 685 Q 703 489 685 460 Q 679 445 660 441 C 645 431 645 431 660 410 Z", "M 528 563 Q 585 573 642 584 Q 643 587 646 589 Q 647 599 627 608 Q 594 626 530 603 L 473 590 Q 392 580 383 577 Q 358 573 378 559 Q 405 541 444 547 Q 456 550 472 552 L 528 563 Z", "M 524 398 Q 584 405 660 410 C 690 412 685 425 660 441 Q 627 468 538 443 Q 531 443 525 440 L 470 430 Q 400 418 340 410 C 310 406 313 365 342 373 Q 372 383 469 393 L 524 398 Z", "M 464 -7 Q 470 -35 477 -45 Q 483 -52 491 -50 Q 506 -41 515 24 Q 525 115 524 206 Q 523 257 524 398 L 525 440 Q 526 495 528 563 L 530 603 Q 531 631 543 681 Q 547 700 531 711 Q 518 720 509 725 C 484 741 431 740 446 714 Q 452 702 459 691 Q 472 664 473 590 L 472 552 Q 471 497 470 430 L 469 393 Q 463 14 464 -7 Z" ] } 5 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.