盾(dùn)

HSK 59 strokes

shield

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Character information

Pinyin
dùn
Meaning
shield; (currency) Vietnamese dong; currency unit of several countries (Indonesian rupiah, Dutch gulden etc)
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 盾 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿸厂⿱十目

An eye 目 peering from behind a shield 厂

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

厂chǎng十shí目mù

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 盾 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 盾

Common words using 盾 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

máo矛dùn盾
HSK 5

contradiction

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hòu后dùn盾
HSK 7-9

support; backing

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zì自xiāng相máo矛dùn盾
HSK 7-9

to contradict oneself

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rén人dùn盾

human shield

Open 人盾 page →
dùn盾pái牌

shield; pretext; excuse

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yìn印ní尼dùn盾

Indonesian rupiah

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dùn盾gòu构jī机

tunnel boring machine

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máo茅dùn盾

Mao Dun (1896-1981), Chinese novelist

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丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

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矛后自相人牌印尼

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