Shuowen component 513: 甲
About this component
Component: 甲
Seal font (Chongxi): 甲
Mandarin: jiǎ
Sino-Vietnamese: giáp
Japanese: コウ (kou) ; カン (kan) ; きのえ (kinoe) ; よろい (yoroi) ; かぶと (kabuto)
Korean: KAP / 갑
Unihan definition: armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
Shuowen entry
東方之孟，陽气萌動，从木戴孚甲之象。一曰人頭宐爲甲，甲象人頭。凡甲之屬皆从甲。