盾

dùn

shield, shield-shaped object; currency sign for Dutch guilder

How to write 盾, stroke by stroke

shield; (currency) Vietnamese dong; currency unit of several countries (Indonesian rupiah, Dutch gulden etc)

Ideographic: An eye 目 peering from behind a shield 厂

Made of 厂 + 十 + 目

矛盾máo dùncontradiction; conflicting views; contradictory
盾牌dùn páishield; pretext; excuse
后盾hòu dùnsupport; backing
护盾hù dùn(historical weaponry) shield; (gaming, sci-fi) shield; damage-absorbing barrier; (fig.) protective safeguard
自相矛盾zì xiāng máo dùnto contradict oneself; self-contradictory; inconsistent
人盾rén dùnhuman shield
肉盾ròu dùnhuman shield; (gaming) tank; meat shield
防暴盾fáng bào dùnriot shield
盾构机dùn gòu jītunnel boring machine
闹矛盾nào máo dùnto be at loggerheads; to have a falling out
内部矛盾nèi bù máo dùninternal contradiction
敌我矛盾dí wǒ máo dùncontradictions between ourselves and the enemy; Either you are for us or against us.

他和老板有矛盾，这个我们知道就好。
tā hé lǎo bǎn yǒu máo dùn ， zhè ge wǒ men zhī dào jiù hǎo 。
Between you and me, he's in trouble with the boss.
他们有时候有矛盾冲突
tā men yǒu shí hòu yǒu máo dùn chōng tū
Every now and then they clash over their differences.
你在自相矛盾。
nǐ zài zì xiāng máo dùn 。
You're contradicting yourself.
希望与现实之间的矛盾，因何而起？
xī wàng yǔ xiàn shí zhī jiān de máo dùn ， yīn hé ér qǐ ？
From what stems this contradiction between our hopes and our reality?