盾
dùn
shield
(currency) Vietnamese dong; currency unit of several countries (Indonesian rupiah, Dutch gulden etc)
overhang (厂) + cross (十) + eye (目) = shield protecting the eyes
A shield is held at an angle (厂) with a reinforcing crossbar (十) so the warrior's eyes (目) stay hidden behind it. The eye tucked inside the structure captures the idea of something that protects your gaze from harm.
士兵用盾保护自己不受攻击。
shì bīng yòng dùn bǎo hù zì jǐ bù shòu gōng jī。
The soldier used a shield to protect himself from attacks.
他去越南旅行，换了一些盾备用。
tā qù yuè nán lǚ xíng，huàn le yī xiē dùn bèi yòng。
He traveled to Vietnam and exchanged some dong to have on hand.
Words with 盾
茅盾
máo dùn
Mao Dun (1896-1981), Chinese novelist
护盾
hù dùn
(historical weaponry) shield
金盾工程
jīn dùn gōng chéng
Golden Shield Project, information system for censorship and surveillance, thought to include the Great Firewall of China 防火長城|防火长城[Fang2 huo3 Chang2 cheng2] as a component
防暴盾
fáng bào dùn
riot shield
陆港矛盾
lù gǎng máo dùn
tensions between mainland China and Hong Kong (since 1997)
闹矛盾
nào máo dùn
to be at loggerheads
U盾
u dùn
USB key used as a security token in Chinese online banking
人民内部矛盾
rén mín nèi bù máo dùn
internal contradiction among the people (pretext for a purge)
人盾
rén dùn
human shield
以子之矛，攻子之盾
yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn
lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner
内部矛盾
nèi bù máo dùn
internal contradiction
印尼盾
yìn ní dùn
Indonesian rupiah