first of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干shítiāngān [十天干]
            
            
              (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 (old)
            
            
              to be better than