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盾 (dùn): Shield — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 盾

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How to write 盾 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 盾

盾 stroke order diagram
3.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 盾

盾 handwriting practice worksheet preview
4.

How to Use 盾

Contradiction or conflict

盾 appears in compounds that indicate contradiction or self-contradiction.

矛盾 • máo dùn • contradictory • HSK 5
HSK 5
5.

Example Sentences

shì士
bīng兵
yòng用
dùn盾
pái牌
dǎng挡
zhù

Information

Pinyindùn
Meaningshield
Strokes9
Radical目
Traditional盾
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#1375
Zhuyinㄉㄨㄣˋ
UnicodeU+76FE
CangjieHJU
máo矛
dùn盾

contradictory

自相矛盾 • zì xiāng máo dùn • Self-contradictory / Contradictory • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
zì自
xiāng相
máo矛
dùn盾

Self-contradictory / Contradictory

住
le了
gōng攻
jī击
。

The soldier blocked the attack with a shield

tā他
de的
shuō说
fǎ法
qián前
hòu后
máo矛
dùn盾
。

His statement is self-contradictory

jiā家
rén人
shì是
wǒ我
jiān坚
qiáng强
de的
hòu后
dùn盾
。

My family is my strong backing

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "dun".

  • 遁dùnhide, conceal oneself; escape
  • 沌dùnchaotic, confused; turbid, murky
  • 墩dūnheap, mound, block of stone
  • 蹲dūnsquat on the heels; to crouch
  • 钝dùnblunt, dull, not sharp
  • 敦dūnsincere, honest; to urge
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "目".

  • 瞥piētake fleeting glance at
  • 眩xuànto confuse; dizzy, dazed, disoriented
  • 睾gāotesticle
  • 眷juàntake interest in, care for
  • 瞌kēdoze off; sleepy
  • 瞰kànwatch, spy; overlook; look down
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