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枪

qiāng

gun

An old spear on the ground
Memory picture

Character

枪 qiāng

Strokes
8
Radical
木 — tree
Made of
木 tree 仓 granary, barn
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 警察有枪。 Jǐngchá yǒu qiāng. The police officer has a gun.
  • 这把枪很重。 Zhè bǎ qiāng hěn zhòng. This gun is very heavy.
  • 别碰那把枪。 Bié pèng nà bǎ qiāng. Do not touch that gun.

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