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Chinese symbol for “helmet”

头盔
tóu kuī
Traditional: 頭盔
helmet

The closest CC-CEDICT match for helmet is 头盔 (tóu kuī), defined as: helmet.

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

头 tóu
head; chief, boss; first, top
radical 37 ⼤ · 5 strokes
盔 kuī
helmet; bowl, basin
radical 108 ⽫ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “helmet”

WordPinyinMeaning
盔kuīhelmet
胄zhòuhelmet; descendants
钢盔 (鋼盔)gāng kuīmetal helmet; (military) helmet
头兜 (頭兜)tóu dōuhelmet; chain mail hung from head to protect neck

Related words

Other words that share a character with 头盔.

WordPinyinMeaning
头发 (頭髮)tóu fahair (on the head)
街头 (街頭)jiē tóustreet
镜头 (鏡頭)jìng tóucamera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc)
石头 (石頭)shí toustone; 块 (kuài)
码头 (碼頭)mǎ touwharf; dock; quay; pier
回头 (回頭)huí tóuto turn round; to turn one's head; later; by and by
盔甲kuī jiǎarmor; body armor and helmet
钢盔 (鋼盔)gāng kuīmetal helmet; (military) helmet

See also: Japanese symbol for “helmet”.

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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