Word information
Simplified指甲
Traditional指甲
Pinyinzhǐjia
Part of speech名
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.06
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 指甲
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
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Words with the same characters
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指zhǐ
finger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; to depend on; to count on; (of hair) to stand on end
指出zhǐchūto indicate; to point out
甲jiǎfirst of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; (used for an unspecified person or thing); first (in a list, as a party to a contract etc); letter "A" or roman "I" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; armor plating; shell or carapace; (of the fingers or toes) nail; bladed leather or metal armor (old); ranking system used in the Imperial examinations (old); civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old); ancient Chinese compass point: 75°
手指shǒuzhǐfinger; CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
指导zhǐdǎoto guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer
戒指jièzhi(finger) ring