盾 (teon5 | dun4) : shield

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盾

teon5

dun4

[1] shield; shield-shaped object
[2] standard coin of Holland (guilder), Vietnam (dong), Indonesia (rupiah), etc

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 目 (#109)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

盾

This word has been viewed 3827 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Nov 2009 03:36

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矛盾 maau4 teon5 mao2 dun4 = contradiction; contradictory

後盾 hau6 teon5 = backing; backup force; supporter

盾牌 teon5 paai4 = a shield

金盾工程 gam1 teon5 gung1 cing4 jin1 dun4 gong1 cheng2 = Golden Shield Project

自相矛盾 zi6 soeng1 maau4 teon5 zi4 xiang1 mao2 dun4 = to contradict oneself

小盾 siu2 teon5 = buckler, small shield

譚盾 taam4 teon5 = Tan Dun (famous composer)

盾形金屬片 teon5 jing4 gam1 suk6 pin3 = escutcheon

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Decimal representation of this word: 盾
Unicode code for this character: U+76fe (off-site link)

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