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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

铠 kǎi
armor, chain mail
radical 167 ⾦ · 11 strokes
甲 jiǎ
armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
radical 102 ⽥ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “armor”

WordPinyinMeaning
盔甲kuī jiǎarmor; body armor and helmet
铠 (鎧)kǎiarmor
甲胄jiǎ zhòuarmor
护甲 (護甲)hù jiǎarmor; bulletproof vest
衣甲yì jiǎarmor

Related words

Other words that share a character with 铠甲.

WordPinyinMeaning
铠装 (鎧裝)kǎi zhuāng(of a cable etc) armored
甲铠 (甲鎧)jiǎ kǎiarmor
装甲 (裝甲)zhuāng jiǎvehicle armor
指甲zhǐ jiafingernail
甲板jiǎ bǎndeck (of a ship or boat)
装甲车 (裝甲車)zhuāng jiǎ chēarmored 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.

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