盾 (dùn)

Shield.

How 盾 is written

Strokes
9
Radical
⺁ — cliff
Traditional
盾
Simplified
盾 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 盾

矛盾 máodùn
contradiction; CL:個|个[ge4]; conflicting views
後盾 hòudùn
support
盾牌 dùnpái
shield; pretext; excuse

盾 in a sentence

警察用盾牌擋住人群。

Jǐngchá yòng dùnpái dǎngzhù rénqún.

“The police used shields to block the crowd.”

How common is 盾?

盾 is the 1,393rd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 93.7% of all running text.

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