枪支 (qiāng zhī) — firearms; guns (as a general term)

Definition

noun

firearmsguns (as a general term)

枪支。
Zhè ge guó jiā bù yǔn xǔ gè rén yōng yǒu qiāng zhī.
This country does not allow individuals to own firearms.
枪支。
Jǐng chá zhèng zài diào chá nà qǐ yǔ qiāng zhī yǒu guān de àn jiàn.
The police are investigating that case involving firearms.
枪支。
Zhèng fǔ chū tái le xīn de qiāng zhī guǎn lǐ fǎ guī.
The government introduced new regulations on gun management.

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.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

又十支

支 pairs 又 (hand) with 十, a shortened form of 竹 (bamboo), to picture a bamboo branch.

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