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Chinese symbol for “armored”

铠装
kǎi zhuāng
Traditional: 鎧裝
(of a cable etc) armored

The closest CC-CEDICT match for armored is 铠装 (kǎi zhuāng), defined as: (of a cable etc) armored.

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
装 zhuāng
dress, clothes, attire; to wear, to install
radical 145 ⾐ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 铠装.

WordPinyinMeaning
铠甲 (鎧甲)kǎi jiǎarmor
甲铠 (甲鎧)jiǎ kǎiarmor
武装 (武裝)wǔ zhuāngarms; equipment
装备 (裝備)zhuāng bèiequipment; to equip
安装 (安裝)ān zhuāngto install; to erect
装置 (裝置)zhuāng zhìto install; installation
服装 (服裝)fú zhuāngdress; clothing
装饰 (裝飾)zhuāng shìto decorate; decoration

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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