The Chinese Radical: 盾



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Meaning
shield    盾

Explanation

Used in these characters:
质
HSK 4
 character, nature, pawn, pledge
zhì
 厂 十 贝 盾
Outside: cliff 厂, inside: ten 十, shell, money 贝/貝 (= cone-shell 目 with two feelers 八 = shell-money)
At the cliff the ten shells have the (same) character and serve as a pawn.
盾
HSK 5
 shield, contradiction
dùn
 盾 厂 十 目
Left: shield 厂, right: ten 十, eye 目
A shield with 10 eyes as symbol for 'shield' and to contradiction.
循
HSK 6
 to follow, to adhere to, to abide by
xún
 彳 盾 厂 十 目
Left: go 彳, right: shield 盾 (A shield 厂 with 10 十 eyes 目 as symbol for 'shield' and to contradiction.)
When you go with your shield (= your troops): you follow.
遁
no HSK
 to evade, to flee, hide, to conceal oneself
dùn
 辶 盾 厂 十 目
Left: movement 辶, right: shield 盾 (A shield 厂 with 10 十 eyes 目 as symbol for 'shield' and to contradiction.)
Who uses a shield at the movement, whats to evade (the fight) and flee.


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