Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 豈 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (鎧)
Simplified (铠)
Notes
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Similar Characters
欽 think highly of (trad)釗 endeavor (trad)釣 angle (trad/jp)釦 clasp (trad)釧 bracelet (trad)釩 vanadium (trad)釵 ornamental (trad)釺 tool for boring holes (trad)鈀 palladium (trad)鈄 Wine A Wine Flagon (trad)鈆 lead (archaic) (trad)鈉 sodium (trad)鈍 obtuse (trad/jp)鈎 barb (trad)鈔 paper money (trad)鈕 push button (trad)鈞 30 catties (trad)鈣 calcium (trad)鈦 titanium (trad)鈬 bell (iii)
Historical Evolution
铠
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
铠
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
铠
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
铠
Regular
Modern
Chinese
铠 / 鎧 [kǎi]
armor
Japanese
armor; armour
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
鎧 あぶみ
Abumi surname
鎧 かいいち
Kaiichi unclassified name
鎧 かいぞう
Kaizou unclassified name
鎧 よろい
Yoroi place name
CHINESE WORDS (2)
JAPANESE WORDS (18)
⭐ 甲 [こう] #6,179
carapace
鎧戸 [よろいど] #47,151
slatted shutter
鎧う [よろう] #48,250
to put on armour (armor)
鎧袖一触 [がいしゅういっしょく] #57,018
(beating someone) hands down
大鎧 [おおよろい] #63,037
box-shaped heavy armour, esp. used on horseback
鎧櫃 [よろいびつ] #74,341
storage chest for a suit of armour and a helmet
板金鎧 [ばんきんよろい] #78,158
plate armor
鎧竜 [がいりゅう] #100,139
ankylosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Ankylosauria)
鎧窓 [よろいまど] #167,542
louvered window
鎧板 [よろいいた] #180,139
louver slat
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