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胄

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helmet; descendants

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Strokes
9
Radical
肉 +5
Structure
Top–bottom 上下
Traditional
胄
Common rank
#3,030
Unicode
U+80C4

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Formation & memory

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How 胄 is formed

Pictograph (象形字)

A man ⺼ wearing a helmet 由

Components 由 ⺼

Words with 胄

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WordPinyinMeaning
胄子 zhòu zǐ eldest son
世胄 shì zhòu hereditary house; noble or official family
华胄 Huá zhòu (literary) Han people; descendants of nobles
远胄 yuǎn zhòu distant descendants
甲胄 jiǎ zhòu armor
胄甲 zhòu jiǎ helmet and armor
贵胄 guì zhòu descendants of feudal aristocrats
介胄 jiè zhòu armor
遐胄 xiá zhòu distant descendants
胄裔 zhòu yì descendants
裔胄 yì zhòu descendants; offspring