jiǎ first in list; armor plating; shell or carapace

Made up of [ tián field radical 102]
Used as component in : ; guǒ ; dān
Made with 5 strokes.
A picture of a turtle shell, originally just a cross then encased in a square with a tail to distinguish it from 'field'

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Also uses tián component: chù (livestock) dài (to respect) diàn (electric) (rich) (good fortune) huà (to draw) huáng (yellow) jiāng (border) lèi (tired) léi (thunder) (inside) māo (cat) (area) nán (male) shēn (to extend) (to think) yóu (to follow)

Different tone

jiā (house)

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Pronunciation

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stroke order for 甲
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