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Qiāng

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Qiāng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Qiāng | Qiang1
English translation
surname Qiang
gun
firearm
rifle
spear
thing with shape or function similar to a gun
CL: Zhī [zhī],[bǎ], gān
> gān [gǎn], tiáo
> tiáo [tiáo], zhī [zhī]
to substitute for another person in a test
to knock
classifier for rifle shots
variant of qiāng
> Qiāng [qiāng]
gun, rife; lance, spear

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About Qiāng

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

qiāng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

wood

Etymology of Qiāng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

木仓

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

cāng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and cāng represents the sound. Simplified form of qiāng .

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Example sentences using Qiāng

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医生 yīshēng zhì hǎo le wèi 士兵 shìbīng tuǐ de Qiāng shāng .

The surgeon healed the soldier's bullet wound in the leg.

Dāo kǎn lái , Qiāng jià zhù .

I fended off his sword thrust with my spear.

他们 tā men 装备 zhuāngbèi zhāo Dāo Qiāng .

They are armed with swords and guns.

ér zài 东面 dōng miàn shì 森森 sēn sēn Bái qiáng ,荷枪 jǐng shào .

To the East, stark white concrete and armed guards.

Qiāng xiǎng diǎo sàn .

The flock of birds scattered when a shot was fired.

Words with Qiāng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
Qiāng gun qiāng
开枪 kāi qiāng to open fire開槍
手枪 shǒu qiāng pistol手槍
枪击 qiāng jī to shoot with a gun槍擊
枪支 qiāng zhī a gun槍支
枪手 qiāng shǒu gunman槍手
步枪 bù qiāng rifle步槍
机枪 jī qiāng machine gun機槍
枪杀 qiāng shā to shoot dead槍殺
枪声 qiāng shēng crack槍聲
中枪 zhòng qiāng shot中槍
枪口 qiāng kǒu muzzle of a gun槍口
枪毙 qiāng bì to shoot dead槍斃
枪战 qiāng zhàn gun battle槍戰
长枪 cháng qiāng pike長槍
金枪鱼 jīn qiāng yú tuna金槍魚
冲锋枪 chōng fēng qiāng submachine gun衝鋒槍
猎枪 liè qiāng hunting gun獵槍
枪械 qiāng xiè firearm槍械
枪法 qiāng fǎ marksmanship槍法
水枪 shuǐ qiāng water gun水槍
火枪 huǒ qiāng firearms (in historical context)火槍
机关枪 jī guān qiāng machine gun機關槍
枪决 qiāng jué same as 槍斃|枪毙 qiāng bì 槍決

Qiāng Decomposition & Compounds

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Qiāng Decomposition

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