surname Qiang
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gun / firearm / rifle / spear / thing with shape or function similar to a gun / CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3],桿|杆[gan3],條|条[tiao2],枝[zhi1] / to substitute for another person in a test / to knock / classifier for rifle shots
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How to pronounce 槍

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= qi initial

Qi is for the Queen of Hearts.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ang1 final

In front of the anglepod.

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槍 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= mu + Ø4
(bound form) tree / (bound form) wood / unresponsive; numb; wooden
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cāng = c + ang1
barn / granary / storehouse / cabin / hold (in ship)
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Characters with 槍 as component

槍 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 槍

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rifle (loanword) / also written 來福槍|来福枪
to hit with the first shot (idiom)
to be hit by a gun / shot

Sentences with 槍

槍 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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qiāng

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