dùn = du + (e)n4
shield / (currency) Vietnamese dong / currency unit of several countries (Indonesian rupiah, Dutch gulden etc)
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How to pronounce 盾

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= du initial

Du is for Doggy Dog.

By Matthias • updated 25 days ago
+ (e)n4 final

In the encampment’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago

盾 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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shí = sh + Ø2
ten / 10
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= mu + Ø4
eye / (literary) to look; to regard / eye (of a net); mesh / mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]) / item; section / list; catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name; title
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Characters with 盾 as component

xún = xu + (e)n2
to follow / to adhere to / to abide by
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dùn = du + (e)n4
to evade / to flee / to escape
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dùn = du + (e)n4
variant of 遁[dun4]
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Words with 盾

contradiction / CL:個|个[ge4] / conflicting views / contradictory
shield / pretext / excuse
support / backing

Sentences with 盾

盾 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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dùn

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

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