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CHINESE CHARACTER

鎧 (kǎi): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

kǎi
armor, chain mail
HSK —18 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

釒 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 鎧.

Phonetic component

豈 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 18

Write 鎧 in 18 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 鎧 (kǎi) mean in Chinese?

armor, chain mail

How do you write 鎧 in stroke order?

鎧 has 18 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 鎧?

釒 is the radical in 鎧. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 鎧?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.