zhàng

weaponry, war

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
亻 meaning component

  Meaning component

rén

  

person

is a component form of .

丈 sound component

  Sound component

zhàng

  

unit of length ~ 3 meters

Evolution

仗 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
仗 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

zhàng

rely upon; protector; fight; war, weaponry; weaponry; to hold (a weapon); to wield; to rely on; to depend on; war; battle

Most common words with 仗
Freq.
Word
Meaning

weaponry

打仗

to go to war

仗义

to uphold justice

胜仗

victory

仰仗

to rely on