枪 qiāng gun
gun; lance; spear; firearm; rifle
怎么记住“枪”: 木 tree + 仓 granary = gun. A fox is after the chickens again, so the farmer runs past the apple tree to the granary and grabs his old gun.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
枪 = 木 tree + 仓 granary
- 木 tree meaning
- 仓 granary sound
A fox is after the chickens again, so the farmer runs past the apple tree to the granary and grabs his old gun.
How it came to be
Wood gives the meaning and the granary gives the sound.
用法
- A gun/firearm, or a spear: 手枪 (shǒuqiāng) pistol, 步枪 (bùqiāng) rifle, 开枪 (kāi qiāng) fire a gun, 机枪 (jīqiāng) machine gun.
- 枪毙 (qiāngbì) = to execute by firing squad. Originally a spear/lance: 长枪 (chángqiāng), and 枪手 (qiāngshǒu) can mean a gunman or a ghostwriter/ringer. Measure word 一把枪 or 一支枪.