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枪托 (qiāng tuō) — the stock or butt of a gun

Definition

noun
the stock or butt of a gun
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 枪托，。
    Tā shuāng shǒu wò zhù qiāng tuō, miáo zhǔn mù biāo.
    He gripped the stock with both hands and aimed at the target.
  • 枪托。
    Zhè zhī bù qiāng de qiāng tuō shì mù zhì de.
    The stock of this rifle is made of wood.
  • 枪托。
    Bǎ qiāng tuō dǐ zài jiān shàng zài shè jī.
    Put the butt against your shoulder before shooting.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

枪qiānggun
托tuōrest

枪 means gun, and 托 means rest; together they name the part of a gun held against the body.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 槍; 枪 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
倉
倉cāng槍qiāng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 槍 pairs 木 (wood) with 倉 as a sound part; the simplified 枪 is a shorthand, and its right side is not the historical component.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
乇
乇tuō托tuō
Same sound today

托 is built from 手 (hand) and 乇, which gives the sound tuō.

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Appears in
Military & Defense

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