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halberd with crescent

HSK 10
ゲキ
ほこ
Phonosemantic compound. 戈 represents the meaning and 倝 represents the sound.
Components
sunrise+ halberd =
halberd with crescent
Phonetic component
gàn sunrise
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Meaning component
halberd
halberd, spear, lance
Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze Warring States (475-221 BC)
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
Bronze Warring States (475-221 BC)
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[jǐ]
halberd; long-handled weapon with pointed tip and crescent blade; combined spear and battle-ax
Japanese
げき 同音
noun ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
ほこ とかり 同音

noun

  1. long-handled Chinese spear; lance; pike
  2. weapon; arms
  3. grip of a bow
  4. abbrev. parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
Example Sentences