指甲
Old HSK 6
指甲 (zhǐjia) · fingernail
指甲 (zhǐjia) means “fingernail”. It is written with 2 characters: 指 (to point at) + 甲 (first). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 指甲 is built
The characters
指 zhǐ · to point at
What 指 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 旨zhǐ — aim
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 匕bǐ — spoon
Origin hint: To point 旨 by hand 扌; 旨 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
甲 jiǎ · first
What 甲 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Example sentences
你的指甲该剪了。Nǐ de zhǐjia gāi jiǎn le.Your nails need cutting.
她的指甲涂成了红色。Tā de zhǐjia tú chéng le hóngsè.Her nails are painted red.
Questions about 指甲
What does 指甲 mean?
指甲 (zhǐjia) means “fingernail”.
How do you pronounce 指甲?
指甲 is pronounced zhǐjia.
Which HSK level is 指甲?
指甲 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 手指shǒuzhǐfinger
- 指出zhǐchūto point out
- 指导zhǐdǎoto guide
- 指挥zhǐhuīto conduct
- 戒指jièzhiring (on a finger)
- 指标zhǐbiāotarget
- 指定zhǐdìngto designate
- 指令zhǐlìnginstruction
- 指南针zhǐnánzhēncompass
- 指示zhǐshìinstruction
Learn 指甲 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 236: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.