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 tiān gān ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄢ and one of the 12 earthly branches 地支 dì zhī ㄉㄧˋ ㄓ )
- the sixty-year cycle
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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)
- 卜甲 bǔ jiǎ ㄅㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ buk1 gaap3 oracle tortoise shell
- 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
子
- 位子 wèi zi ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄗ wai2 zi2 place
- 例子 lì zi ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄗ lai6 zi2 case
- 个子 個子 gè zi ㄍㄜˋ ˙ㄗ go3 zi2 stature; height; size (of a person or object)
- 儿子 兒子 ér zi ㄦˊ ˙ㄗ ji4 zi2 son
- 兔子 tù zi ㄊㄨˋ ˙ㄗ tou3 zi2 hare
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- 凳子 dèng zi ㄉㄥˋ ˙ㄗ dang3 zi2 stool
- 分子 fēn zǐ ㄈㄣ ㄗˇ fan1 zi2 (chemistry) molecule
- 刷子 shuā zi ㄕㄨㄚ ˙ㄗ caat3 zi2 brush
- 剪子 jiǎn zi ㄐㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄗ zin2 zi2 clippers
- 包子 bāo zi ㄅㄠ ˙ㄗ baau1 zi2 baozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
- 卡子 qiǎ zi ㄑㄧㄚˇ ˙ㄗ kaa1 zi2 clip
- 卷子 juǎn zi ㄐㄩㄢˇ ˙ㄗ gyun2 zi2 steamed roll
- 原子 yuán zǐ ㄩㄢˊ ㄗˇ jyun4 zi2 atom
- 叉子 chā zi ㄔㄚ ˙ㄗ caa1 zi2 fork
- 口子 kǒu zi ㄎㄡˇ ˙ㄗ hau2 zi2 hole
- 句子 jù zi ㄐㄩˋ ˙ㄗ geoi3 zi2 sentence
- 君子 jūn zǐ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ gwan1 zi2 nobleman
- 单子 單子 dān zi ㄉㄢ ˙ㄗ daan1 zi2 list of items
- 嗓子 sǎng zi ㄙㄤˇ ˙ㄗ song1 zi2 throat
- 圈子 quān zi ㄑㄩㄢ ˙ㄗ hyun1 zi2 circle
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)
- 爱民如子 愛民如子 ài mín rú zǐ ㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄗˇ oi3 man4 jyu4 zi2 (idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
- 摆花架子 擺花架子 bǎi huā jià zi ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄗ baai2 faa1 gaa2 zi2 lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers
- 才子佳人 cái zǐ jiā rén ㄘㄞˊ ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ coi4 zi2 gaai1 jan4 lit. gifted scholar, beautiful lady (idiom)
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- 多子多福 duō zǐ duō fú ㄉㄨㄛ ㄗˇ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄈㄨˊ do1 zi2 do1 fuk1 the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)
- 父慈子孝 fù cí zǐ xiào ㄈㄨˋ ㄘˊ ㄗˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ fu6 ci4 zi2 haau3 benevolent father, filial son (idiom)
- 膏粱子弟 gāo liáng zǐ dì ㄍㄠ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄗˇ ㄉㄧˋ gou1 loeng4 zi2 dai6 (idiom) pampered scion of a wealthy family
- 狗拿耗子 gǒu ná hào zi ㄍㄡˇ ㄋㄚˊ ㄏㄠˋ ˙ㄗ gau2 naa4 hou3 zi2 lit. a dog who catches mice
- 画荻教子 畫荻教子 huà dí jiào zǐ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗˇ waak6 dik6 gaau3 zi2 to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom)
- 佳人才子 jiā rén cái zǐ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄗˇ gaai1 jan4 coi4 zi2 lit. beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)
- 君子之交 jūn zǐ zhī jiāo ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄠ gwan1 zi2 zi1 gaau1 friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子)