枪

qiāng

variant of 槍|枪[qiang1]

rifle; spear

wood (木) + sound: qiāng (仓) = wooden spear, now a gun

The wood radical tells you this weapon was originally a wooden-shafted spear. 仓 mainly contributes the qiāng sound rather than adding meaning.

木+仓→枪
仓GranaryPhonetic
木WoodSemantic

那个士兵手里拿着一把枪。

nà ge shì bīng shǒu lǐ ná zhe yī bǎ qiāng。

That soldier is holding a gun in his hand.

警察把枪放在桌子上,然后坐下来。

jǐng chá bǎ qiāng fàng zài zhuō zi shàng,rán hòu zuò xià lái。

The police officer put the gun on the table, then sat down.

Words with 枪

标枪

biāo qiāng

javelin

枪法

qiāng fǎ

marksmanship

霰弹枪

xiàn dàn qiāng

shotgun

枪决

qiāng jué

to execute by firing squad

刀枪不入

dāo qiāng bù rù

lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)

金枪鱼

jīn qiāng yú

tuna

鸟枪

niǎo qiāng

flintlock musket

枪枝

qiāng zhī

a gun

重机枪

zhòng jī qiāng

heavy machine gun

重机关枪

zhòng jī guān qiāng

also written 重機槍|重机枪

钉枪

dīng qiāng

nail gun; staple gun

铆钉枪

mǎo dīng qiāng

rivet gun

More characters with 木

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