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槍
简 枪 · 繁 槍Characters in this entry
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1 · qiang1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
caang1 · coeng1
Cantonese word readings for 槍. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character · Etymology 1
- (historical) spear; lance; pike (Classifier: 桿／杆 m; 支 m c; 條／条 m; 把 c)
- gun; firearm; shooter (Classifier: 桿／杆 m; 支 m c; 把 m c; 條／条 m)
- gun-like object
- Classifier for gunshots.
- to sit for an examination in place of someone else
- (Mainland China) short for 移液槍／移液枪 (“pipette”)
- (obsolete) to collide
- a surname
character · Etymology 2
- only used in 欃槍／欃枪 (chánchēng, “comet”)
character · Etymology 4
- (Hokkien) alternative form of 銃 /铳 (“gun; firearm”)
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