长矛 (cháng máo) — long spear, lance | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

long spearlance

Measure word · 把

Examples

长矛。
Gǔ dài shì bīng cháng yòng cháng máo zuò zhàn.
Ancient soldiers often used long spears in battle.
长矛。
Tā shǒu lǐ ná zhe yì bǎ cháng máo.
He is holding a long spear in his hand.
长矛。
Bó wù guǎn lǐ chén liè zhe xǔ duō cháng máo.
Many long spears are displayed in the museum.

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.

长 says long, and 矛 says spear, so the whole names a long spear or lance.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 長; 长 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 長 pictures an old man with long hair. The simplified 长 is a later shorthand, so its strokes do not show that original picture.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Appears in

Military & Defense

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