甲 jiǎ first in list; armor plating; shell or carapace
Made up of [田 tián field radical 102]Used as component 甲 in :鸭 yā ; 果 guǒ ; 单 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'
Related characters
Also uses 田 tián component: 畜 chù (livestock) 戴 dài (to respect) ; 电 diàn (electric) ; 富 fù (rich) ; 福 fú (good fortune) ; 画 huà (to draw) ; 黄 huáng (yellow) ; 疆 jiāng (border) ; 累 lèi (tired) ; 雷 léi (thunder) ; 里 lǐ (inside) ; 猫 māo (cat) ; 亩 mǔ (area) ; 男 nán (male) ; 申 shēn (to extend) ; 思 sī (to think) ; 由 yóu (to follow)
Different tone
家 jiā (house)Pronunciation
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