卜甲 bǔ jiǎ ㄅㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ buk1 gaap3
- oracle tortoise shell
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卜
- 占卜 zhān bǔ ㄓㄢ ㄅㄨˇ zim1 buk1 to divine
- 萝卜 蘿蔔 luó bo ㄌㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄅㄛ lo4 baak6 radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. daikon
- 卜占 bǔ zhān ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄢ buk1 zim1 to divine; to prophesy; to foretell the future
- 卜卦 bǔ guà ㄅㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄚˋ buk1 gwaa3 to divine using the eight trigrams
- 卜问 卜問 bǔ wèn ㄅㄨˇ ㄨㄣˋ buk1 man6 to predict by divining; to consult the oracle
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- 卜宅 bǔ zhái ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄞˊ buk1 zaak6 to choose a capital by divination
- 卜居 bǔ jū ㄅㄨˇ ㄐㄩ buk1 geoi1 to choose a home
- 卜征 bǔ zhēng ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄥ buk1 zing1 to ask oracle for war forecast
- 卜筮 bǔ shì ㄅㄨˇ ㄕˋ buk1 sai6 divination
- 卜课 卜課 bǔ kè ㄅㄨˇ ㄎㄜˋ buk1 fo3 to divine by tossing coins
- 卜辞 卜辭 bǔ cí ㄅㄨˇ ㄘˊ buk1 ci4 oracle inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty (16th-11th century BC) on tortoiseshells or animal bones
- 卜骨 bǔ gǔ ㄅㄨˇ ㄍㄨˇ buk1 gwat1 oracle bone
- 威卜 wēi bǔ ㄨㄟ ㄅㄨˇ wai1 baak6 vaporizer (e-cigarette) (loanword)
- 未卜 wèi bǔ ㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˇ mei6 buk1 (literary) not yet divined; (of outcomes) uncertain; unknowable
- 枚卜 méi bǔ ㄇㄟˊ ㄅㄨˇ mui4 buk1 to choose officials by divination (archaic)
- 卖卜 賣卜 mài bǔ ㄇㄞˋ ㄅㄨˇ maai6 buk1 to do trade as a fortune teller
- 医卜 醫卜 yī bǔ ㄧ ㄅㄨˇ ji1 buk1 medicine and divination
- 预卜 預卜 yù bǔ ㄩˋ ㄅㄨˇ jyu6 buk1 to foretell; to predict
- 卜卜米 Bo bo mǐ ˙ㄅㄛ ˙ㄅㄛ ㄇㄧˇ buk1 buk1 mai5 Rice Krispies
- 大萝卜 大蘿蔔 dà luó bo ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄅㄛ see 白萝卜
甲
- 指甲 zhǐ jia ㄓˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ zi2 gaap3 fingernail
- 一甲 yī jiǎ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄚˇ jat1 gaap3 1st rank or top three candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 状元, 榜眼, and 探花, respectively)
- 三甲 sān jiǎ ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄚˇ saam1 gaap3 3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination
- 二甲 èr jiǎ ㄦˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ji6 gaap3 2nd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 4th place and up)
- 保甲 bǎo jiǎ ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ bou2 gaap3 historical communal administrative and self-defence system created during the Song Dynasty and revived during the Republican Era, in which households are grouped in jia 甲 and jia are grouped in bao 保
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- 六甲 Liù jiǎ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ luk6 gaap3 (place name)
- 意甲 Yì Jiǎ ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ji3 gaap3 Serie A, the top division of the Italian football league system
- 戎甲 róng jiǎ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚˇ jung4 gaap3 weapons and armor
- 披甲 pī jiǎ ㄆㄧ ㄐㄧㄚˇ pei1 gaap3 to don armor
- 某甲 mǒu jiǎ ㄇㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ mau5 gaap3 somebody
- 机甲 機甲 jī jiǎ ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄚˇ gei1 gaap3 mecha (human-operated robots in Japanese manga)
- 甲乙 jiǎ yǐ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄧˇ gaap3 jyut3 first two of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干
- 甲亢 jiǎ kàng ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄎㄤˋ gaap3 gong1 hyperthyroidism
- 甲冑 jiǎ zhòu ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄓㄡˋ variant of 甲胄
- 甲午 jiǎ wǔ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄨˇ gaap3 ng5 thirty-first year A7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1954 or 2014
- 甲型 jiǎ xíng ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ gaap3 jing4 type A
- 甲基 jiǎ jī ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄐㄧ gaap3 gei1 methyl group (chemistry)
- 甲子 jiǎ zǐ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄗˇ gaap3 zi2 first year of the sixty-year cycle (where each year is numbered with one of the 10 heavenly stems 天干 and one of the 12 earthly branches 地支)
- 甲寅 jiǎ yín ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄧㄣˊ gaap3 jan4 51st year A3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1974 or 2034
- 甲戌 jiǎ xū ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄒㄩ gaap3 seot1 eleventh year A11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1994 or 2054
Idioms with these characters
- 案兵束甲 àn bīng shù jiǎ ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄕㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ on3 bing1 cuk1 gaap3 to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom); to relax from fighting
- 案甲休兵 àn jiǎ xiū bīng ㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ on3 gaap3 jau1 bing1 to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom); to relax from fighting
- 丢盔弃甲 丟盔棄甲 diū kuī qì jiǎ ㄉㄧㄡ ㄎㄨㄟ ㄑㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ diu1 kwai1 hei3 gaap3 (idiom) to throw away one's helmet and armor while fleeing from defeat
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- 富甲一方 fù jiǎ yī fāng ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄧ ㄈㄤ fu3 gaap3 jat1 fong1 (idiom) to be the richest person (or family) in a region; to possess great wealth in one's locality
- 花甲之年 huā jiǎ zhī nián ㄏㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄓ ㄋㄧㄢˊ faa1 gaap3 zi1 nin4 (idiom) 60 years old
- 身怀六甲 身懷六甲 shēn huái liù jiǎ ㄕㄣ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ san1 waai4 luk6 gaap3 to be pregnant (idiom)
- 枕戈寝甲 枕戈寢甲 zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ ㄓㄣˇ ㄍㄜ ㄑㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ zam3 gwo1 cam2 gaap3 lit. to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom)