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Character Decomposition
盾=厂+十+目
Etymology
An eye 目 peering from behind a shield 厂
Meanings
shield
(currency) Vietnamese dong
currency unit of several countries (Indonesian rupiah, Dutch gulden etc)
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Words with 盾 47 total
contradiction · conflicting views · contradictory矛盾máo dùnUSB key used as a security token in Chinese online bankingU盾U dùnhuman shield人盾rén dùnsupport; backing后盾hòu dùnshield · pretext · excuse盾牌dùn páihuman shield · (gaming) tank; meat shield肉盾ròu dùnMao Dun (1896-1981), Chinese novelist茅盾Máo DùnTan Dun (1957-) Chinese composer谭盾Tán Dùn(historical weaponry) shield · (gaming, sci-fi) shield; damage-absorbing barrier · (fig.) protective safeguard护盾hù dùnto be at loggerheads · to have a falling out闹矛盾nào máo dùnIndonesian rupiah印尼盾Yìn ní dùntunnel boring machine盾构机dùn gòu jī
Idioms with 盾 3 total
lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi); turning a weapon against its owner · fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices · hoist with his own petard以子之矛,攻子之盾yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùnto contradict oneself · self-contradictory · inconsistent自相矛盾zì xiāng máo dùn