Chinese symbol for “armor”
铠甲
kǎi jiǎ
Traditional: 鎧甲
armor
The closest CC-CEDICT match for armor is 铠甲 (kǎi jiǎ), defined as: armor.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “armor”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 盔甲 | kuī jiǎ | armor; body armor and helmet |
| 铠 (鎧) | kǎi | armor |
| 甲胄 | jiǎ zhòu | armor |
| 护甲 (護甲) | hù jiǎ | armor; bulletproof vest |
| 衣甲 | yì jiǎ | armor |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 铠甲.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 铠装 (鎧裝) | kǎi zhuāng | (of a cable etc) armored |
| 甲铠 (甲鎧) | jiǎ kǎi | armor |
| 装甲 (裝甲) | zhuāng jiǎ | vehicle armor |
| 指甲 | zhǐ jia | fingernail |
| 甲板 | jiǎ bǎn | deck (of a ship or boat) |
| 装甲车 (裝甲車) | zhuāng jiǎ chē | armored car; 辆 (liàng) |
| 甲状腺 (甲狀腺) | jiǎ zhuàng xiàn | (anatomy) thyroid gland |
See also: Japanese symbol for “armor”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.