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.

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那个士兵手里拿着一把

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

That soldier is holding a gun in his hand.

警察把放在桌子上,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

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

金枪鱼

jīn qiāng yú

tuna

铆钉枪

mǎo dīng qiāng

rivet gun

银样镴枪头

yín yàng là qiāng tóu

silvery spear point actually made of pewter (idiom); fig. worthless despite an attractive exterior

钢枪

gāng qiāng

rifle

镖枪

biāo qiāng

variant of 標槍|标枪[biao1 qiang1]

长枪

cháng qiāng

pike

长枪短炮

cháng qiāng duǎn pào

camera (jocular)

开枪

kāi qiāng

to open fire

电枪

diàn qiāng

stun gun

More characters with 木