fingernail (n.)
HSK 6
Traditional
指甲 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
她喜欢给指甲涂上颜色。 Tā xǐhuān gěi zhǐjiǎ tú shàng yánsè. - She likes to paint her nails.
指甲太长了，该剪了。 Zhǐjiǎ tài zhǎngle, gāi jiǎnle. - Your nails are too long, they need to be trimmed.
他在指甲上画了精美的图案。 Tā zài zhǐjiǎ shàng huàle jīngměi de tú'àn. - He painted intricate designs on his nails.
她总是保持指甲整洁干净。 Tā zǒng shì bǎochí zhǐjiǎ zhěngjié gānjìng. - She always keeps her nails neat and clean.
指甲健康是身体健康的标志之一。 Zhǐjiǎ jiànkāng shì shēntǐ jiànkāng de biāozhì zhī yī. - Healthy nails are a sign of overall health.
Characters
指 zhǐ - finger; point at | HSK 4
甲 jiǎ - shell; nail; first; the first of the ten Heavenly Stems | HSK 5