Chinese word

枪

Pronunciation

Pinyinqiāng

Meaning

  • noungun

Example

警方发现了那把枪。jǐng fāng fā xiàn le nà bǎ qiāng

The police found that gun.

Illustration for 枪 (gun)

More examples

冲突中有人向空中开了枪，场面立即混乱起来。chōng tū zhōng yǒu rén xiàng kōng zhōng kāi le qiāng chǎng miàn lì jí hùn luàn qǐ lái

During the conflict, someone fired a gun into the air, and the scene immediately became chaotic.

Core concept

A weapon built to guide a projectile through a barrel and send it forward at high speed.

Common phrases

  • 开枪kāi qiāng

    fire a gun

  • 手枪shǒu qiāng

    handgun

  • 枪支qiāng zhī

    firearm

Similar words

武器wǔ qì: A tool used to injure people or damage things.
枪支qiāng zhī: Firearms and related items, including their parts and fittings.
手枪shǒu qiāng: A small firearm designed to be held and fired with one hand.

Definition in Chinese

利用推进力将弹丸发射出去的火器，结构一般包括枪管、发射机构与后托，通常用于射击、狩猎或防卫等场合。lì yòng tuī jìn lì jiāng dàn wán fā shè chū qù de huǒ qì jié gòu yì bān bāo kuò qiāng guǎn fā shè jī gòu yǔ hòu tuō tōng cháng yòng yú shè jī shòu liè huò fáng wèi děng chǎng hé

Word origin

枪 (qiāng, "gun") combines 木 (mù, "wood") with 仓 (cāng, "storehouse") as its sound-bearing part, reflecting an older wooden weapon sense that later developed into the firearm sense.

Usage tips

  • Chinese commonly uses a special measure word with this noun, so counting one firearm does not follow the general pattern used for many everyday objects.

Related words

Word lists with this word