兜
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Depicts a person with a face (皃) wearing a helmet. Based on the original meaning "helmet worn by warriors". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "pouch".
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Historical Evolution
兜
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
兜
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
兜
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
兜
Regular
Modern
Chinese
兜 [dōu]
pocket; bag; to wrap up or hold in a bag; to move in a circle; to canvas or solicit; to take responsibility for; to disclose in detail; combat armor (old)
Japanese
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
兜 かぶと
Kabuto place namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (38)
兜风 [dōufēng] #7,334
to catch the wind
兜风 [dōufēng] #7,334
to catch the wind
兜售 [dōushòu] #15,869
to hawk
兜兜 [dōudou] #13,782
an undergarment covering chest and abdomen
兜圈子 [dōuquānzi] #12,385
to encircle
衣兜 [yīdōu] #45,765
pocket
吃不了兜着走 [chībuliǎodōuzhezǒu] #45,693
lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)
吃不了兜着走 [chībuliǎodōuzhezǒu] #45,693
lit. if you can't eat it all, you'll have to take it home (idiom)
兜头 [dōutóu] #47,737
full in the face
兜头 [dōutóu] #47,737
full in the face
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JAPANESE WORDS (23)
⭐ 兜 [かぶと] #10,043
helmet (of a warrior)
頭巾 [ずきん] #17,009
headgear (esp. one made of cloth)
兜を脱ぐ [かぶとをぬぐ] #54,330
to accept one's inferiority
甲虫 [こうちゅう] #57,102
beetle
鉄兜 [てつかぶと] #57,517
steel helmet
兜町 [かぶとちょう] #114,850
Kabutochō (neighbourhood of Nihonbashi, Tokyo, where the Tokyo Stock Exchange is located)
兜巾 [ときん] #126,605
tokin
鳥兜 [とりかぶと] #129,620
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum)
勝って兜の緒を締めよ [かってかぶとのおをしめよ] #132,544
do not let your guard down after a victory
角兜 [つのかぶと] #157,236
spiked helmet
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