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枪
槍
qiāng
1. gun
2. firearm
3. rifle
4. spear
5. thing with shape or function similar to a gun
6. CL:[[支<zhī>]], [[把<bǎ>]], [[桿|杆<gǎn>]], [[條|条<tiáo>]], [[枝<zhī>]]
7. to substitute for another person in a test
8. to knock
9. classifier for rifle shots
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 0%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

枪
qiāng
gun, rife; lance, spear
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

中枪
zhòngqiāng
to be hit by a gun
冷枪
lěngqiāng
sniper's shot
刀枪
dāoqiāng
sword and spear
匣枪
xiáqiāng
Mauser pistol (C96 type)
手枪
shǒuqiāng
pistol
打枪
dǎqiāng
to fire a gun
排枪
páiqiāng
volley
放枪
fàngqiāng
to open fire
枪术
qiāngshù
qiang (spear)
枪伤
qiāngshāng
gunshot wound
枪刺
qiāngcì
bayonet
枪匪
qiāngfěi
bandits with guns
枪口
qiāngkǒu
muzzle of a gun
枪子
qiāngzǐ
bullet
枪崩
qiāngbēng
to shoot
枪弹
qiāngdàn
bullet
枪战
qiāngzhàn
gun battle
枪手
qiāngshǒu
gunman
枪托
qiāngtuō
butt of a gun
枪击
qiāngjī
to shoot with a gun

Alternate Entries

枪
Qiāng
surname Qiang
HSK 5
枪
qiāng
variant of [[槍|枪<qiāng>]] / rifle / spear
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
873
Word Frequency Rank
410 of 84,292

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