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Chinese symbol for “breastplate”

胸甲
xiōng jiǎ
breastplate

The closest CC-CEDICT match for breastplate is 胸甲 (xiōng jiǎ), defined as: breastplate.

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

胸 xiōng
breast, bosom; heart, mind
radical 130 ⾁ · 10 strokes
甲 jiǎ
armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
radical 102 ⽥ · 5 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 胸甲.

WordPinyinMeaning
胸部xiōng bùchest; bosom
胸口xiōng kǒuchest
胸前xiōng qián(on the) chest; bosom
胸罩xiōng zhàobrassiere (underwear); bra
胸怀 (胸懷)xiōng huáione's bosom (the seat of emotions); breast
胸围 (胸圍)xiōng wéichest measurement; bust
装甲 (裝甲)zhuāng jiǎvehicle armor
指甲zhǐ jiafingernail

See also: Japanese symbol for “breastplate”.

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.