Meaning of 枪
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- gun
- firearm
- rifle
- spear
- thing with shape or function similar to a gun
- to substitute for another person in a test
- to knock
- classifier for rifle shots
Measure word: 支,把,桿|杆,條|条,枝
- surname Qiang
- variant of 槍|枪[qiang1]
- rifle
- spear
How to use 枪
枪 most often means a gun and appears in many compounds like 手枪 (shǒuqiāng, pistol) and 开枪 (kāi qiāng, to open fire). It also describes gun-shaped tools, such as 水枪 (shuǐqiāng, water gun). Example: 警察开枪了。 (Jǐngchá kāi qiāng le.) The police opened fire.
枪 has 木 (mù, wood) on the left and 仓 (cāng) on the right. Picture a wooden shaft, the first spears were wood, and 仓 gives a hint of the sound qiāng.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 枪 (qiāng) with 抢 (qiǎng, to grab or rob), which uses the hand radical 扌 and has a third tone. Remember that a gun is an object, so it takes 木, while grabbing is done by hand.
枪 in example sentences
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枪 qiāng · gun · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 枪.
| 开枪 | kāi qiāng | to open fire; to shoot a gun |
| 手枪 | shǒuqiāng | pistol |
| 枪毙 | qiāngbì | to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead |
| 枪杀 | qiāngshā | to shoot dead |
| 枪击 | qiāngjī | to shoot with a gun; shooting incident |
| 枪声 | qiāngshēng | crack; shooting sound |
| 步枪 | bùqiāng | rifle |
| 枪支 | qiāngzhī | a gun; guns in general |
| 枪手 | qiāngshǒu | gunman; sharpshooter |
| 中枪 | zhòngqiāng | to be hit by a gun; shot |
| 持枪 | chíqiāng | to carry a gun |
| 枪战 | qiāngzhàn | gun battle; firefight |
Questions about 枪
What does 枪 mean?
枪 (qiāng) means "gun; firearm" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 枪?
枪 is made of 1 character: 枪 (8 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 枪 an HSK word?
Yes. 枪 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 枪 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 枪 is written 槍.
What measure word is used for 枪?
Use 把 (bǎ) for a gun, as in 一把枪 (yì bǎ qiāng), one gun. Use 支 (zhī) for long guns like rifles. 枪 itself can act as a measure word for shots, as in 打了三枪 (dǎ le sān qiāng), fired three shots.
Does 枪 have a slang meaning related to exams?
Yes. 枪手 (qiāngshǒu) can mean someone who takes a test or writes something in place of another person. This comes from the sense of substituting for someone in a test.