枪械 (qiāng xiè) — firearms; guns (as a category)

Definition

noun

firearmsguns (as a category)

Measure word · 把

枪械，。
Zhè xiē qiāng xiè dōu shì hé fǎ de, yǒu xǔ kě zhèng jiù kě yǐ gòu mǎi.
These firearms are all legal; you can buy them with a license.
枪械。
Zhè ge guó jiā yán gé guǎn kòng qiāng xiè de liú tōng.
This country strictly controls the circulation of firearms.
枪械。
Tā zài jūn duì lǐ xué huì le cāo zuò gè zhǒng qiāng xiè.
He learned to operate various firearms in the military.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

The senses of 枪 and 械 both concern weapons, together naming firearms.

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.

木倉槍

Meaning part形符xíngfú

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.

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

木戒械

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwood

Sound part声符shēngfú

戒

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

械 pairs 木, meaning wood, with 戒 for sound. The early sense was handcuffs or shackles, later extended to devices.

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