盾 (dùn) - Shield — a protective device used in combat & metaphorically refers to defense or protection.

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dùn ｜ 9 strokes ｜ radical: 目

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盾 · dùn

Shield — a protective device used in combat to block attacks;

metaphorically refers to defense or protection.

Shield — a protective device used in combatmetaphorically refers to defense or protection.

Usage highlights

ShieldShield and spearDefensive shieldRoman shieldShield volcanoShield law

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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The soldier carried a large shield (盾牌).
  • This software provides a security shield (防护盾).
  • Ancient Roman shields were called scuta (罗马盾).
  • The debate team needs both spear and shield arguments (矛与盾).

Collocations

  • Shield(盾牌)
  • Shield and spear(矛盾)
  • Defensive shield(防护盾)
  • Roman shield(罗马盾)
  • Shield volcano(盾状火山)
  • Shield law(盾牌法)

Idioms

  • Contradiction(自相矛盾)
  • Golden shield(金盾)
  • Iron shield(铁盾)
  • Shield and armor(盾甲)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • One of the oldest defensive weapons in Chinese military history, dating back to the Shang dynasty.
  • Appears in the famous 'spear and shield' paradox from Han Feizi, illustrating logical contradiction.
  • In modern usage, extends to various protective technologies and systems.

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