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胄
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headpiece

HSK 10
Human →Body
zhòu
チュウ
かぶと、ちすじ、よつぎ
주
Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 由 represents the sound. Originally written as 由, which depicts a helmet worn by warriors.
Components
由 wherefore+ ⺼ meat (side) =
胄 headpiece
由 Phonetic component
yóu wherefore
cause, reason
Depicts a kind of helmet worn by warriors.
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⺼ Meaning component
ròu meat (side)
meat
⺼ is a component form of 肉.
Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
胄
Regular
Modern
Chinese
胄 [zhòu]
helmet; descendants
Japanese
兜 、 冑 、 甲 、 胄 (irreg.) かぶと 同音
noun helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
勝って兜の緒を締めよ。
You must keep up your guard even after a victory.
CHINESE WORDS (17)
甲胄 [jiǎ​zhòu] #57,326
armor
贵胄 [guì​zhòu] #47,480
descendants of feudal aristocrats
贵胄 [guì​zhòu] #47,480
descendants of feudal aristocrats
华胄 [Huá​zhòu] #65,902
(literary) Han people
华胄 [Huá​zhòu] #65,902
(literary) Han people
世胄 [shì​zhòu]
hereditary house
介胄 [jiè​zhòu]
armor
胄子 [zhòu​zǐ]
eldest son
胄甲 [zhòu​jiǎ]
helmet and armor
胄裔 [zhòu​yì]
distant progeny
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JAPANESE WORDS (2)
⭐ 兜 [かぶと] #10,043
helmet (of a warrior)
甲冑 [かっちゅう] #10,537
armor and helmet
KOREAN WORDS (1)
갑주
armor and helmet