槍

See also: 枪

槍	U+69CD, 槍 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-69CD

← 槌
[U+69CC]

CJK Unified Ideographs

槎 →
[U+69CE]

Translingual

Han character

槍 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+10, 14 strokes, cangjie input 木人戈口 (DOIR), four-corner 4896₇, composition ⿰木倉)

References

KangXi: page 546, character 9

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 15319

Dae Jaweon: page 934, character 1

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1266, character 5

Unihan data for U+69CD

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 槍
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (倉) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
艙	*sʰaːŋ
倉	*sʰaːŋ
蒼	sʰaːŋ, sʰaːŋʔ
滄	sʰaːŋ, sʰraŋs
傖	sʰaːŋ, zraːŋ
鶬	*sʰaːŋ
凔	*sʰaːŋ
槍	sʰaŋ, sʰraːŋ
搶	sʰaŋ, sʰaŋʔ, *sʰraŋʔ
蹌	*sʰaŋ
瑲	*sʰaŋ
牄	*sʰaŋ
嗆	*sʰaŋs
創	sʰraŋ, sʰraŋs
瘡	*sʰraŋ
愴	sʰraŋʔ, sʰraŋs
鎗	*sʰraːŋ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *sʰaŋ, *sʰraːŋ) : semantic 木 + phonetic 倉 (OC *sʰaːŋ).

Etymology 1

trad.		槍/鎗^*
simp.		枪

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): qiāng (qiang¹)
(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄤ
(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): чён (či͡on, I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng¹
Gan (Wiktionary): qiong¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chhiông
(Meixian, Guangdong): qiong¹
Jin (Wiktionary): qion¹
Min Bei (KCR): chióng
Min Dong (BUC): chiŏng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): chhiong / chhiang / chhiuⁿ / chhioⁿ
(Teochew, Peng'im): cion¹ / ciên¹
Wu (Wiktionary): qian (T1)
Xiang (Wiktionary): qian¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciang
  - Wade–Giles: chʻiang¹
  - Yale: chyāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiang
  - Palladius: цян (cjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰjɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: чён (či͡on, I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiɑŋ²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: coeng¹
  - Yale: chēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃʰœːŋ⁵⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: qiong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiɔŋ⁴²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiông
  - Hakka Romanization System: qiong´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qiong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯oŋ²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: qiong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕʰiɔŋ⁴⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: qion¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕʰiɒ̃¹¹/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: chióng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiɔŋ⁵⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: chiŏng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰuoŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiong
  - Tâi-lô: tshiong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɔŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiang
  - Tâi-lô: tshiang
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiafng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiaŋ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiaŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Hsinchu, Lukang, Sanxia, Yilan, Kinmen, Magong)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiuⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tshiunn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chviw
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Lukang): /t͡ɕʰiũ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Yilan, Kinmen): /t͡ɕʰiũ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhioⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tshionn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chvioy
  - IPA (Zhangzhou, Tainan): /t͡ɕʰiɔ̃⁴⁴/

Note:

chhiong/chhiang - literary;
chhiuⁿ/chhioⁿ - vernacular.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: cion¹ / ciên¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshioⁿ / tshieⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰĩõ³³/, /t͡sʰĩẽ³³/

Note:

cion1 - Shantou;
ciên1 - Chaozhou.

Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: qian (T1)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiã⁵³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: qian¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiæn³³/

Middle Chinese: /t͡sʰɨɐŋ/

Rime
Character	槍
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	清 (14)
Final (韻)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	七羊切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰɨɐŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰiɐŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰiɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰɨaŋ/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰiaŋ/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰĭaŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡sʰi̯aŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qiāng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	coeng¹

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*sʰaŋ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	槍
Reading #	1/2
No.	1132
Phonetic component	倉
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	鏘
Old Chinese	/*sʰaŋ/

Definitions

槍

(historical) spear; lance; pike
gun; firearm; shooter (Classifier: 桿／杆 m; 支 m c; 把 m c)
兩把槍／两把枪 [Cantonese] ― loeng⁵ baa² coeng¹ [Jyutping] ― two guns
Classifier for gunshots.
佢中咗幾槍，流咗好多血。 [Cantonese, trad.]
佢中咗几枪，流咗好多血。 [Cantonese, simp.]
keoi⁵ zung¹ zo² gei² coeng¹, lau⁴ zo² hou² do¹ hyut³. [Jyutping]
He was shot a few times and bled a lot.
^† to collide
- 我決起而飛，槍榆枋。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  我决起而飞，枪榆枋。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE
  Wǒ xuè qǐ ér fēi, qiāng yú fāng. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this example)
a surname

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 槍 (“gun; firearm”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		槍, 槍械, 槍支
Mandarin	Beijing	槍
	Taiwan	槍
	Tianjin	槍
	Tangshan	槍
	Cangzhou	槍
	Baoding	槍
	Shijiazhuang	槍
	Chifeng	槍
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	槍
	Harbin	槍
	Shenyang	槍
	Yantai (Muping)	槍
	Qingdao	槍
	Jinan	槍
	Luoyang	槍
	Wanrong	槍
	Zhengzhou	槍
	Xi'an	槍
	Yinchuan	槍
	Lanzhou	槍
	Xining	槍
	Ürümqi	槍
	Wuhan	槍
	Chengdu	槍
	Chongqing	槍
	Guiyang	槍
	Kunming	槍
	Guilin	槍
	Liuzhou	槍
	Xuzhou	槍
	Yangzhou	槍
	Nanjing	槍
	Hefei	槍
	Nantong	槍
	Singapore	槍
	Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	槍
Cantonese	Guangzhou	槍
	Hong Kong	槍, 炮
	Taishan	槍
	Dongguan	槍
	Singapore (Guangfu)	槍
Gan	Lichuan	槍
Gan	Pingxiang	槍
Hakka	Meixian	槍
	Yudu	槍
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	銃仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	銃仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	銃仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	銃
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	銃
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	銃
Huizhou	Jixi	槍
Huizhou	Shexian	槍
Jin	Taiyuan	槍
	Xinzhou	槍
	Linhe	槍
	Jining	槍
	Hohhot	槍
	Zhangjiakou	槍
	Handan	槍
Min Dong	Fuzhou	槍, 銃
Min Dong	Matsu	槍
Min Nan	Xiamen	銃, 銃支
	Quanzhou	銃, 銃支
	Jinjiang	銃
	Zhangzhou	銃, 銃支
	Zhangpu	銃
	Tainan	銃
	Penang (Hokkien)	銃
	Singapore (Hokkien)	銃, 銃支
	Manila (Hokkien)	銃
	Shantou	槍
	Jieyang	銃, 槍
	Haikou	槍
Puxian Min	Putian	銃
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	槍
Wu	Shanghai	槍
	Shanghai (Chongming)	槍
	Suzhou	槍
	Danyang	槍
	Hangzhou	槍
	Jinhua	槍
Xiang	Changsha	槍
Xiang	Loudi	槍

Compounds

Derived terms from 槍

來復槍／来复枪 (láifùqiāng)
來福槍／来福枪 (láifúqiāng)
信號槍／信号枪 (xìnhàoqiāng)
冷槍／冷枪
刀槍／刀枪
刀槍不入／刀枪不入 (dāoqiāngbùrù)
劍舌槍脣／剑舌枪唇
匹馬單槍／匹马单枪 (pǐmǎdānqiāng)
卡賓槍／卡宾枪 (kǎbīnqiāng)
吃槍藥／吃枪药 (chī qiāngyào)
單刀破槍／单刀破枪
單槍匹馬／单枪匹马 (dānqiāngpǐmǎ)
噴槍／喷枪 (pēnqiāng)
回馬槍／回马枪 (huímǎqiāng)
太空槍／太空枪
夾槍帶棒／夹枪带棒
套筒槍／套筒枪
急三槍／急三枪
手槍／手枪 (shǒuqiāng)
扎槍／扎枪
扎空槍／扎空枪
打冷槍／打冷枪
打槍／打枪 (dǎqiāng)
投槍／投枪 (tóuqiāng)
拉槍／拉枪
拿槍桿／拿枪杆
排槍／排枪 (páiqiāng)
操槍／操枪
擦槍走火／擦枪走火 (cāqiāngzǒuhuǒ)
旗槍／旗枪
明槍／明枪
明槍暗箭／明枪暗箭

梭槍／梭枪
槍仗手／枪仗手
槍彈／枪弹 (qiāngdàn)
槍戰／枪战 (qiāngzhàn)
槍手／枪手 (qiāngshǒu)
槍托／枪托 (qiāngtuō)
槍把／枪把
槍擊／枪击 (qiāngjī)
槍支／枪支 (qiāngzhī)
槍斃／枪毙 (qiāngbì)
槍替／枪替 (qiāngtì)
槍林彈雨／枪林弹雨 (qiānglíndànyǔ)
槍枝／枪枝
槍桿子／枪杆子 (qiānggǎnzi)
槍械／枪械 (qiāngxiè)
槍殺／枪杀 (qiāngshā)
槍決／枪决 (qiāngjué)
槍法／枪法 (qiāngfǎ)
槍膛／枪膛 (qiāngtáng)
槍身／枪身
槍靶／枪靶
標槍／标枪 (biāoqiāng)
機槍／机枪 (jīqiāng)
機關槍／机关枪 (jīguānqiāng)
步槍／步枪 (bùqiāng)
毛瑟槍／毛瑟枪 (máosèqiāng)
氣槍／气枪 (qìqiāng)
水槍／水枪 (shuǐqiāng)
洋槍／洋枪 (yángqiāng)
焊槍／焊枪 (hànqiāng)
煙槍／烟枪 (yānqiāng)
獵槍／猎枪 (lièqiāng)

瓦斯槍／瓦斯枪
發令槍／发令枪
短槍／短枪 (duǎnqiāng)
神槍手／神枪手
紅槍會／红枪会
紅纓槍／红缨枪
老槍／老枪 (lǎoqiāng)
耍花槍／耍花枪 (shuǎhuāqiāng)
脣槍舌劍／唇枪舌剑
脣槍舌戰／唇枪舌战
臨陣磨槍／临阵磨枪 (línzhènmóqiāng)
自動步槍／自动步枪 (zìdòng bùqiāng)
舉槍／举枪
舌劍脣槍／舌剑唇枪
花槍／花枪
茶槍／茶枪
荷槍實彈／荷枪实弹 (hèqiāngshídàn)
蠟槍頭／蜡枪头
衝鋒槍／冲锋枪 (chōngfēngqiāng)
轉輪手槍／转轮手枪
重機關槍／重机关枪
鉤鐮槍／钩镰枪
長槍／长枪 (chángqiāng)
開槍／开枪 (kāiqiāng)
電銲槍／电焊枪
馬槍／马枪 (mǎqiāng)
駁殼槍／驳壳枪 (bókéqiāng)
鳥槍／鸟枪 (niǎoqiāng)
鳴槍／鸣枪 (míngqiāng)
黑槍／黑枪 (hēiqiāng)
點鋼槍／点钢枪

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (槍):

→ Korean: 창(槍) (chang)
→ Vietnamese: thương (槍)

Etymology 2

trad.		槍
simp.		枪

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chēng (cheng¹)
(Zhuyin): ㄔㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): caang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cheng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻêng¹
  - Yale: chēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheng
  - Palladius: чэн (čɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: caang¹
  - Yale: chāang
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsaang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cang¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːŋ⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: /t͡ʃʰˠæŋ/

Rime
Character	槍
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	初 (19)
Final (韻)	庚 (109)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	楚庚切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ʃʰˠæŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈ͡ʂʰᵚaŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ʃʰaŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈ͡ʂʰaɨjŋ/
Li Rong	/t͡ʃʰɐŋ/
Wang Li	/t͡ʃʰɐŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʈ͡ʂʰɐŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chēng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cang¹

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*sʰraːŋ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	槍
Reading #	2/2
No.	1147
Phonetic component	倉
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	鎗
Old Chinese	/*sʰraːŋ/

Definitions

槍

Only used in 欃槍／欃枪 (chánchēng, “comet”).

Etymology 3

trad.		槍
simp.		枪

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiǎng (qiang³)
(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄤˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciǎng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻiang³
  - Yale: chyǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheang
  - Palladius: цян (cjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰjɑŋ²¹⁴/

Definitions

槍

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Etymology 4

trad.		槍
simp.		枪

Pronunciation

Min Nan (POJ): chhèng

Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhèng
  - Tâi-lô: tshìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhexng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ²¹/

Definitions

槍

(Hokkien) Alternative form of 銃 (“gun; firearm”).

References

“槍”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Alternative forms

鎗, 鑓

Kanji

槍

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

spear, lance
javelin

Readings

Go-on: そう (sō)^{←さう (sau, historical)}
Kan-on: しょう (shō)^{←しやう (syau, historical)}
Kun: やり (yari, 槍)
Nanori: うつ (utsu); うつぎ (utsugi)

Compounds

槍(そう)騎兵(きへい) (sō-kihei, “lance cavalry”)
槍術(そうじゅつ) (sōjutsu)
槍(チャン)槓(カン) (chankan, “robbing the kong”)
剣槍(けんそう) (kensō, “swords and spears → military power, force”)
銃槍(じゅうそう) (jūsō)
石槍(せきそう) (sekisō)
竹槍(ちくそう) (chikusō)
刀槍(とうそう) (tōsō, “swords and spears”)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
槍
やり Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of 遣る (yaru, “to do, execute → to kill”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi

(Tokyo) やり [yàrí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [ja̠ɾʲi]

Noun

槍(やり) • (yari)

(weaponry) a spear, lance
(shogi) common name for the 香車 (kyōsha, “lance”)
a javelin (throwing spear used in athletics)
(archaic) jeering

Derived terms

槍(ヤリ)烏賊(イカ) (yariika)
槍(やり)踊(おど)り (yari-odori)
槍(やり)ヶ岳(たけ) (Yarigatake)
槍(やり)絡(がら)み (yarigarami)
槍(やり)鉋(がんな) (yari-ganna)
槍(やり)傷(きず), 槍(やり)疵(きず) (yarikizu)
槍先(やりさき) (yarisaki)
槍錆(やりさび) (Yarisabi)
槍(やり)師(し) (yarishi)
槍下(やりした) (yarishita)
槍(やり)印(じるし) (yarijirushi)
槍(やり)備(ぞな)え (yari-zonae)
槍(ヤリ)鱮(タナゴ) (yaritanago, “Tanakia lanceolata”)
槍玉(やりだま) (yaridama)
槍(やり)使(つか)い (yari-tsukai)
槍(やり)梯(ばし)子(ご) (yaribashigo)
槍(やり)衾(ぶすま) (yaribusuma)
槍(やり)奉行(ぶぎょう) (yari-bugyō)
槍持(やりもち) (yarimochi)
槍(やり)の間(ま) (yari no ma)
石槍(いしやり) (ishiyari)
一番(いちばん)槍(やり) (ichiban yari)
一本(いっぽん)槍(やり) (ippon yari)
鉤槍(かぎやり) (kagiyari)
鎌槍(かまやり) (kamayari)
管槍(くだやり) (kudayari)
毛(け)槍(やり) (keyari)
七本(しちほん)槍(やり) (shichihon yari)
十(じゅう)文字(もんじ)槍(やり) (jū-monji yari)
竹槍(たけやり) (takeyari)
たんぽ槍(やり) (tanpo-yari, “padded spear”)
血(ち)槍(やり) (chiyari)
手(て)槍(やり) (teyari)
鳥(とり)毛(げ)の槍(やり) (torige no yari)
長(なが)柄(え)の槍(やり) (nagae no yari)
長槍(ながやり) (nagayari)
投(な)げ槍(やり) (nageyari, “throwing spear, javelin”)
引(ひ)っ殺(そ)ぎ槍(やり) (hissogi yari)
牡丹(ぼたん)槍(やり) (botan-yari)
横槍(よこやり) (yokoyari)

Idioms

槍(やり)が降(ふ)っても (yari ga futte mo)
槍一筋(やりひとすじ)の主(ぬし) (yari-hitosuji no nushi)

Proper noun

槍(やり) • (Yari)

a surname

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja

Wikisource槍 (eumhun 창 창 (chang chang))

Hanja form^? of 창 (“spear”).

Vietnamese

Han character

槍: Hán Nôm readings: thương, sang

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[DJR-1] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN