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title: "Zhijia Meaning: 指甲 (fingernail) or 支架 (support)?"
description: "指甲 (zhǐjia) means “fingernail; nail”. Not the zhijia you heard? See 支架. Hear its tones, see what 指 and 甲 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhijia"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 指甲 mean?

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指甲 zhǐjia

## fingernail; nail

## Its characters

1. 指 zhǐ finger
2. 甲 jiǎ nail (as in 指甲)

## In a sentence

你的指甲太长了，该剪了。 Your nails are too long; it's time to cut them.

[More about 指甲](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8C%87%E7%94%B2)

## Other words said zhijia

- [支架zhījiàsupport](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%94%AF%E6%9E%B6)

## More words with 指 or 甲

- [手指 shǒuzhǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shouzhi)
- [指标 zhǐbiāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhibiao)
- [指出 zhǐchū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhichu)
- [指点 zhǐdiǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhidian)
- [指控 zhǐkòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhikong)
- [指令 zhǐlìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhiling)
- [指南 zhǐnán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhinan)
- [指数 zhǐshù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhishu)
- [指望 zhǐwàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhiwang)
- [指纹 zhǐwén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhiwen)

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