枪膛 (qiāng táng) — bore (of a gun); interior of a gun barrel | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

bore (of a gun)interior of a gun barrel

Measure word · 个

Examples

枪膛。
Zhè ge qiāng táng hěn gān jìng.
This gun bore is very clean.
枪膛。
Tā zǐ xì jiǎn chá le qiāng táng.
He carefully checked the gun bore.
枪膛。
Zǐ dàn cóng qiāng táng lǐ shè chū lái.
The bullet shot out from the gun bore.

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' says it is a gun, '膛' is the inner tube, together naming the bore.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

肉肉ròuflesh, meat

Sound part声符shēngfú

堂

堂táng膛táng

Same sound today

膛 puts 肉 (flesh, meat) beside 堂, which gives the sound.

Appears in

Military & Defense

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