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Meaning of 枪

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(Trad.: 槍, 鎗)
Pinyin: qiāng
English Definition: gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; Classifiers: ; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots; variant of ; rifle; spear
Chinese Definition:
①刺击用的长矛:长枪。标枪。红缨枪。
②发射子弹的武器:手枪。步枪。机关枪。枪杀。枪林弹雨。
③像枪的东西:焊枪。烟枪。
④两头尖的竹木片,供编篱笆用。
Total strokes: 8; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (wood) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
    • [ cāng ] granary, barn; cabin, berth
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Example Words
手枪 shǒu qiāng pistol; Classifiers:
枪声 qiāng shēng crack; shooting sound; gunshot
枪支 qiāng zhī a gun; guns in general
开枪 kāi qiāng to open fire; to shoot a gun
枪毙 qiāng to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead; fig. to discard; to get rid of
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Example Sentences
1
This kind of fish is called tuna.
2
He held a gun in his hand.
3
I just heard a gunshot.
4
The hunter shot at the prey with a gun.
5
The robber was armed with a gun and demanded all the money from the bank.