矛盾 máodùn contradiction

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Measure word: 个

Stroke order

矛盾 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.

矛盾 — the Chinese character for contradiction (máodùn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 矛盾 — contradiction

矛 — 5 strokes
盾 — 9 strokes

Senses

contradiction
conflicting views
contradictory

Characters in 矛盾

矛 máo — spear; lance; pike
盾 dùn — (currency) Vietnamese dong; currency unit of several countries (Indonesian rupiah, Dutch gulden etc)

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

矛盾 is pronounced máodùn and means “contradiction”.

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