盔
helmet
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,372 U+76D4
How 盔 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
皿 (semantic, “dish”) + 灰 (phonetic, huī)
How to remember it
helmet · Heisig RSH #2488
灰 ashes + dish
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 灰
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 灰 (huī) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 灰 sound component | huī | ashes; dust; lime, mortar |
| 恢 | huī | to restore, to recover; great, immense, vast |
| 诙 | huī | to tease, to joke with; to ridicule, to mock |
| 咴 | huī | to neigh, to whinny |
Words containing 盔
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 扣屎盔子 | kòu shǐ kuī zi | (northern dialect) lit. to cap in excrement; fig. to discredit with absurd unfounded accus… |
| 花冠皱盔犀鸟 | huā guān zhòu kuī xī niǎo | (bird species of China) wreathed hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus) |
| 盔头 | kuī tou | decorated hat or helmet in Chinese opera to characterize role |
| 头盔 | tóu kuī | helmet |
| 丢盔弃甲 | diū kuī qì jiǎ | (idiom) to throw away one's helmet and armor while fleeing from defeat |
| 盔甲 | kuī jiǎ | armor; body armor and helmet |
| 锅盔 | guō kuī | large round baked wheat pancake |
| 钢盔 | gāng kuī | metal helmet; (military) helmet |