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枪声 (qiāng shēng) — gunshot (sound); gunfire

Definition

noun
gunshot (sound)gunfire
Measure word · 阵

Examples

  • 枪声。
    Tā tīng dào le yuǎn chù de qiāng shēng.
    He heard a gunshot in the distance.
  • 枪声。
    qiāng shēng Dǎ pò le yè wǎn de níng jìng.
    Gunfire broke the quiet of the night.
  • 枪声。
    Zhè bù zhàn zhēng piàn lǐ qiāng shēng bú duàn.
    In this war film, gunfire is constant.

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
声shēngsound

The 声 (sound) comes from a 枪 (gun), naming the gunshot.

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.

Open 枪 →

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 聲; 声 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
耳耳ěrear
Sound part声符shēngfú
殸
殸qìng聲shēng
Same sound today

The traditional form 聲 pairs 耳 (ear) with 殸 as a sound part; the simplified 声 is a shorthand and does not show those original parts.

Open 声 →
Appears in
Military & Defense

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