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CHINESE CHARACTER

qiāng

枪

枪

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gun

Numbered pinyin
qiang1
English meanings
rifle, gun

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 木; right 仓.

Meaning & sound clues

木 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “wood”.

仓 is identified as the sound component (cāng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 枪.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰木仓

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yī一bǎ把qiāng枪。

    A gun.

  2. 02

    kāiqiāng开枪。

    Fire a gun.

  3. 03

    wánjù玩具qiāng枪。

    A toy gun.

  4. 04

    bié别pèng碰qiāng枪。

    Don't touch the gun.

  5. 05

    qiāng枪shēng声。

    Gunshots.

  6. 06

    chí持qiāng枪。

    Carry a gun.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 开枪
  • 手枪
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