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指甲 zhǐjia

指甲 zhǐjia Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 指甲 zhǐjia .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhǐjia | zhi3 jia5
English translation
fingernail

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Traditional form

指甲 zhǐjia

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 指甲 zhǐjia

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zhǐ

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and zhǐ represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

扌旨

Number of Strokes

9
jiǎ

Explanation

Pictograph of a turtle shell.

Positional decomposition

jiōng

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 指甲 zhǐjia

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新娘 xīnniáng de shǒu bèi 指甲花染上 rǎn shàng 漂亮 piàoliang 的图 àn .

Brides'hands are painted with beautiful patterns in henna.

指甲 zhǐjia shì 生长 shēngzhǎng zài 手指头 shǒu zhǐ tou 尖端 jiānduān de 角质 jiǎo zhì .

Nails are thin horny growths at the ends of the fingers.

角蛋白 jiǎo dàn bái shì 毛发 máo fà 指甲 zhǐjia Zhōng de 主要 zhǔyào 蛋白质 dànbáizhì .

Keratin is the major protein in hair and nails.

de 指甲 zhǐjia tài cháng le , 必须 bìxū 它们 tā men cuò Píng .

My nails are too long, I must file them down.

粗糙 cūcāo de 指甲 zhǐjia 划过 huá guò de 皮肤 pífū

Ragged fingernails raked her skin.

指甲 zhǐjia Decomposition

See the 5 Chinese characters that make up 指甲 zhǐjia and their own compounds.

指甲 zhǐjia Compounds

See all 54 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 指甲 zhǐjia in their composition.

  • zhǐ
    • jiǎ
      • xiá
      • dān
        • chǎn
        • , dàn , , 樿, , dān , duǒ , tuó , , chǎn , , , , chán , , dàn , zhàn , dǎn , , dān , , dān , , chán , dān , , , chán , , , ,
      • , , zhá , jiǎ , jiǎ , jiǎ , , xiá , , yǎn , xiá , xiá , , , , , , jiǎ , zhá ,
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