火器 (huǒ qì) — firearm(s) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

firearm(s)

Measure word · 架

Examples

火器。
Zhè zhǒng huǒ qì de shè chéng hěn yuǎn.
This type of firearm has a very long range.
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Lì shǐ shàng huǒ qì de chū xiàn gǎi biàn le zhàn zhēng fāng shì.
The emergence of firearms in history changed the way wars were fought.
火器。
Bó wù guǎn lǐ chén liè zhe xǔ duō gǔ dài huǒ qì.
The museum displays many ancient firearms.

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.

器qìinstrument

火器 combines 火 (fire) and 器 (instrument): a fire-powered weapon.

Characters in this word

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

火 is a simple drawing of a fire, with flames shown rising upward.

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

The origin of 器 is uncertain; one traditional account reads the whole shape as a scene of guarding over four vessels.

Appears in

Military & Defense

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