Translation

• first 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°

Synonyms

• 指甲, 指甲盖
• 介, 厣, 壳, 壳子, 甲壳, 盖, 盖子, 硬壳
• 上, 上乘, 上品, 上档次, 上流, 上等, 上等, 上色, 优等, 优质

Examples

• 我一面咬著指甲一面担心著你。
  I was biting my nails, worrying about you.