盾 - dùn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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盾

dùn

Definition

shield
(currency) Vietnamese dong
currency unit of several countries (Indonesian rupiah, Dutch gulden etc)

Character Decomposition

Compounds (7)

循

xún

to follow; to adhere to; to abide by

遁

dùn

to evade; to flee; to escape

楯

shǔn

draw forth; horizontal railing

fat (of pigs)

to tell

strike, hit with hand; tap

輴

chūn

hearse

Related words (9)

盾牌

dùn pái

shield; pretext; excuse

support; backing

quandary; tension; contradictious; to contradict; contradiction; conflicting views; contradictory

闹矛盾

nào máo dùn

to be at loggerheads; to have a falling out

riot shield

internal contradiction

敌我矛盾

dí wǒ máo dùn

contradictions between ourselves and the enemy; Either you are for us or against us.

自相矛盾

zì xiāng máo dùn

to contradict oneself; self-contradictory; inconsistent

人民内部矛盾

rén mín nèi bù máo dùn

internal contradiction among the people (pretext for a purge)

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