qiāng

gun, spear

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
木 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tree

倉 sound component

  Sound component

cāng

  

granary

Evolution

槍 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
槍 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
槍 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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qiāng

spear, lance; gun, rifle; gun; firearm; rifle; spear; thing with shape or function similar to a gun; CL:[zhī],[bǎ],|[gǎn],|[tiáo],[zhī]; to substitute for another person in a test; to knock; classifier for rifle shots

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Qiāng

surname Qiang

Most common words with 槍
Freq.
Word
Meaning

gun

开枪

to open fire

手枪

pistol

枪击

to shoot with a gun

枪支

a gun