kǎi

armor

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
釒 meaning component

  Meaning component

jīn

  

metal

is a component form of .

豈 sound component

  Sound component

kǎi

  

victorious music, happy

Evolution

鎧 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
鎧 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
鎧 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
鎧 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

kǎi

armor, chain mail; armor

Most common words with 鎧
Freq.
Word
Meaning

铠甲

armor

armor