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槍
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枪
🇨🇳

gun

HSK 10
Objects →Tools →Weapons
qiāng
ソウ、ショウ
やり
창, 쟁
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 倉 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (槍)
木 tree+ 倉 storehouse =
槍 gun
木 Meaning component
mù tree
倉 Phonetic component
storehouse
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Simplified (枪)
木 tree+ 仓 berth =
枪 gun, spear
木 Meaning component
mù tree
仓 Phonetic component
cāng berth
granary
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Notes
Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
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)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
枪
Regular
Modern
Chinese
枪 / 槍 [Qiāng]
surname Qiang
枪 / 槍 [qiāng]
gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; CL:支[zhī],把[bǎ],桿|杆[gǎn],條|条[tiáo],枝[zhī]; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots
Japanese
矛 、 鉾 、 戈 、 鋒 、 戟 、 桙 、 槍 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
槍 、 鎗 (rare) 、 鑓 (rare) やり 同音

noun

  1. spear; lance
  2. javelin
  3. shogi lance
  4. archaic jeering
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
彼は敵目がけて槍を投げつけた。
He hurled a spear at his enemy.
Japanese Names
槍 うつぎ
Utsugi surname
槍 うつぎざき
Utsugizaki surname
槍 やり
Yari surname
CHINESE WORDS (126)
开枪 [kāi​qiāng] #728
to open fire
手枪 [shǒu​qiāng] #3,454
pistol
枪击 [qiāng​jī] #3,163
to shoot with a gun
枪支 [qiāng​zhī] #5,150
a gun
枪手 [qiāng​shǒu] #5,738
gunman
步枪 [bù​qiāng] #6,889
rifle
机枪 [jī​qiāng] #10,541
machine gun
枪杀 [qiāng​shā] #4,151
to shoot dead
枪声 [qiāng​shēng] #5,474
crack
中枪 [zhòng​qiāng] #15,319
to be hit by a gun
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JAPANESE WORDS (50)
⭐ 槍 [やり] #3,168
spear
投げやり [なげやり] #12,198
negligent
⭐ 矛 [ほこ] #20,744
long-handled Chinese spear
槍の穂先 [やりのほさき] #30,057
spearhead
長槍 [ながやり] #30,733
long spear
横槍 [よこやり] #32,654
interruption
槍術 [そうじゅつ] #33,645
spearmanship
槍使い [やりつかい] #36,647
spearman
横槍を入れる [よこやりをいれる] #37,351
to interrupt
短槍 [たんそう] #40,650
short spear
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
죽창
bamboo spear