盾

dùn
#1,393 most
frequent character
shield, (currency) Vietnamese dong

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

盾 has a person as a picture part and a shield, which also matches the sound. It first meant shield, and that meaning stayed.

盾 as a component in other characters

sound2 characters
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Homophones

HSK 4
顿dùn
stop, pause, to arrange, to lay out
炖dùn
to stew

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