盾

Derived characters

 * 循 楯

Glyph origin
— a shield (in the oracle bone script). Note that under the 𠂆 is not 直 - one less stroke here.

Etymology

 * “shield”
 * Compare 🇨🇬 . It is unclear whether 🇨🇬 is related.


 * “dong”
 * Borrowed from, from.


 * “guilder; gulden; rupiah”
 * Probably first referred to the, also known as the florin, which had four crowned cruciform shields with a rose in the centre. It was later used for the , which replaced an older currency known as the florin. Since the guilder was used in Indonesia, when the rupiah replaced it, the Chinese name for the guilder continued to be used for the rupiah.

Definitions

 * 1)  shield
 * 2) shield-shaped object
 * 3)  support; aid; assistance
 * 4) dong Vietnamese currency
 * 5) guilder; gulden several currencies
 * 6) rupiah Indonesian currency

Kanji

 * 1) shield, escutcheon

Etymology
The nominalized form of the verb.

Noun

 * 1) a weapon stood up or erected before one's body to block and protect from attacks; a shield

Etymology
From.