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Stroke order
矛盾 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.
- 矛 — 5 strokes
- 盾 — 9 strokes
Senses
- contradiction
- conflicting views
- contradictory
Related words
矛盾 is pronounced máodùn and means “ความขัดแย้ง”. It belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary, one of the six bands of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, China’s official Chinese proficiency exam. Recognising 矛盾 on a page and producing it in conversation are different skills, and only the second holds up when someone is waiting for an answer — so LexiTrail brings it back just as your memory of it starts to fade, not on a fixed weekly rota.