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枪

qiāng

HSK 5 Character Traditional 槍 Measure word 支、把、杆、条、枝

What 枪 means

1. gun
2. firearm
3. rifle
4. spear
5. thing with shape or function similar to a gun
6. to substitute for another person in a test
7. to knock
8. classifier for rifle shots

Other readings

枪 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Qiāngsurname Qiang
• qiāngvariant of {枪|qiāng}; rifle; spear

Example sentences

• 散弹枪！
  Shotgun!
• 把枪给我。
  Give me your pistol.
• 枪走火了。
  The pistol misfired.
• 把枪放下。
  Put down your pistol.
• 他枪击了我。
  Tā qiāngjī le wǒ.
  He shot at me.
• 他开了三枪。
  He fired three shots.

Words starting with 枪

• 枪声qiāng shēngcrack; shooting sound; gunshot
• 枪毙qiāng bìto execute by firing squad; to shoot dead; fig. to discard
• 枪手qiāng shǒugunman; sharpshooter; sb who takes an exam for sb else
• 枪口qiāng kǒumuzzle of a gun
• 枪击qiāng jīto shoot with a gun; shooting incident
• 枪杀qiāng shāto shoot dead
• 枪支qiāng zhīa gun; guns in general
• 枪战qiāng zhàngun battle; firefight
• 枪炮qiāng pàofirearm
• 枪决qiāng juéto execute by firing squad; same as 枪毙
• 枪弹qiāng dànbullet
• 枪法qiāng fǎmarksmanship
• 枪杆子qiāng gǎn zigun barrel
• 枪械qiāng xièfirearm
• 枪托qiāng tuōbutt of a gun; stock
• 枪伤qiāng shānggunshot wound
• 枪子qiāng zǐbullet
• 枪替qiāng tìto substitute for sb in sitting an examination
• 枪机qiāng jībolt of gun
• 枪版qiāng bǎnamateur pirated DVD, made e.g. by shooting a running movie
• 枪眼qiāng yǎnloophole (for firing); embrasure
• 枪管qiāng guǎngun barrel
• 枪术qiāng shùqiang (spear)
• 枪衣qiāng yīgun cover

Words containing 枪

• 手枪shǒu qiāngpistol
• 开枪kāi qiāngto open fire; to shoot a gun
• 步枪bù qiāngrifle
• 机枪jī qiāngmachine gun
• 冲锋枪chōng fēng qiāngsubmachine gun
• 持枪chí qiāngto carry a gun
• 机关枪jī guān qiāngmachine gun; also written 机枪
• 猎枪liè qiānghunting gun; shotgun
• 刀枪dāo qiāngsword and spear; weapons
• 长枪cháng qiāngpike
• 荷枪实弹hè qiāng shí dàn(idiom) armed; carrying a loaded firearm
• 单枪匹马dān qiāng pǐ mǎ(lit.) single spear and horse (idiom); (fig.) single-handed; unaccompanied
• 火枪huǒ qiāngfirearms (in historical context); flintlock (old powder and shot firearm)
• 打枪dǎ qiāngto fire a gun; to substitute for sb in sitting an examination
• 水枪shuǐ qiāngwater pistol (toy); water gun; sprinkler
• 烟枪yān qiāngopium pipe
• 金枪鱼jīn qiāng yútuna
• 中枪zhòng qiāngto be hit by a gun; shot
• 冷枪lěng qiāngsniper's shot
• 排枪pái qiāngvolley of rifle fire; salvo
• 放枪fàng qiāngto open fire; to shoot a gun
• 标枪biāo qiāngjavelin
• 气枪qì qiāngan air gun
• 洋枪yáng qiāngwestern style guns (in former times)

Characters built on 仓

These share the phonetic component 仓 (cāng), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 抢qiǎngto fight over; to rush; to scramble
• 呛qiàngto irritate the nose; to choke (of smoke, smell etc); pungent
• 跄qiāngwalk rapidly
• 戗qiāngcontrary; pushing against; bump
• 炝qiàngto briefly boil (a vegetable etc), then dress with soy sauce, oil, vinegar etc…

Characters that look like 枪

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 按ànto press; to push; to leave aside or shelve
• 挂guàto hang; to suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead
• 抢qiǎngto fight over; to rush; to scramble
• 抬táito lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry
• 拴shuānto tie up
• 枸gōubent; crooked

Sounds the same

Read qiāng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 腔(bound form) cavity; (bound form) speech; talk; tune
• 羌muntjac; grammar particle indicating nonsense (classical)
• 呛to choke (because of swallowing the wrong way)
• 将to desire; to invite; to request
• 抢(literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage)…
• 跄walk rapidly
• 锵tinkling of small bells
• 戕to kill; to injure; Taiwan pr. qiáng
• 戗contrary; pushing against; bump
• 蜣dung beetle
• 镪sulfuric acid
• 锖the color of a mineral