盔

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helmet

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

皿 meaning “dish” + 灰 sound ( huī )

Components 灰皿

helmet · Heisig RSH #2488

灰 ashes + dish

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
扣屎盔子	kòu shǐ kuī zi	(northern dialect) lit. to cap in excrement; fig. to discredit with absurd unfounded accus…
花冠皱盔犀鸟	huā guān zhòu kuī xī niǎo	(bird species of China) wreathed hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus)
盔头	kuī tou	decorated hat or helmet in Chinese opera to characterize role
头盔	tóu kuī	helmet
丢盔弃甲	diū kuī qì jiǎ	(idiom) to throw away one's helmet and armor while fleeing from defeat
盔甲	kuī jiǎ	armor; body armor and helmet
锅盔	guō kuī	large round baked wheat pancake
钢盔	gāng kuī	metal helmet; (military) helmet

Characters sharing the sound component 灰 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
灰 sound part	huī	ashes; dust; lime, mortar
恢	huī	to restore, to recover; great, immense, vast
诙	huī	to tease, to joke with; to ridicule, to mock
咴	huī	to neigh, to whinny