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 Dictionary: 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

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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／形声, 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.)

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 槍

1. (historical) spear; lance; pike
2. 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

3. 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.

4. ^† 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 usage example)

5. a surname

Synonyms

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

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		槍, 槍械, 槍支
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	槍
	Taiwan	槍
	Chifeng	槍
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	槍
	Harbin	槍
	Shenyang	槍
	Singapore	槍
	Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	槍
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	槍
	Tangshan	槍
	Cangzhou	槍
	Baoding	槍
	Shijiazhuang	槍
	Jinan	槍
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	槍
	Qingdao	槍
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	槍
	Wanrong	槍
	Zhengzhou	槍
	Xi'an	槍
	Xining	槍
	Xuzhou	槍
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	槍
	Lanzhou	槍
	Ürümqi	槍
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	槍
	Chongqing	槍
	Wuhan	槍
	Guiyang	槍
	Kunming	槍
	Guilin	槍
	Liuzhou	槍
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	槍
	Yangzhou	槍
	Nantong	槍
	Hefei	槍
Cantonese	Guangzhou	槍
	Hong Kong	槍, 炮, 鐵
	Taishan	槍
	Dongguan	槍
	Singapore (Guangfu)	槍
Gan	Lichuan	槍
	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
	Shexian	槍
Jin	Taiyuan	槍
	Xinzhou	槍
	Linhe	槍
	Jining	槍
	Hohhot	槍
	Zhangjiakou	槍
	Handan	槍
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	槍, 銃
	Matsu	槍
Southern Min	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
	Xianyou	銃
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	槍
Wu	Shanghai	槍
	Shanghai (Chongming)	槍
	Suzhou	槍
	Danyang	槍
	Hangzhou	槍
	Jinhua	槍
Xiang	Changsha	槍
	Loudi	槍

See also

• 槍械／枪械 (qiāngxiè, “firearm”)
• 銃／铳 (chòng, “blunderbuss”)

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

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• 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–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: caang¹
    • Yale: chāang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsaang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cang¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːŋ⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: tsrhaeng

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
Baxter	tsrhaeng
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

(deprecated template usage) 槍

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

Etymology 3

trad.		槍
simp.		枪

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiǎng (qiang³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄤˇ

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• 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): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 槍

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Etymology 4

trad.		槍
simp.		枪

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhèng

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhèng
    • Tâi-lô: tshìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhexng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɪŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 槍

1. (Hokkien) (deprecated template usage) Alternative form of 銃 (“gun; firearm”).

References

• “槍”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji

槍

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

1. spear, lance
2. 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

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?)

Alternative forms

• 鎗, 鑓

Noun

槍(やり) • (yari) 

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 槍(ヤリ)烏賊(イカ) (yarīka)
• 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, “”)
• 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)

See also

• 矛(ほこ), 鉾(ほこ) (hoko)

Proper noun

槍(やり) • (Yari) 

1. a surname

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Korean

Hanja

Wikisource

槍 (eumhun 창 창 (chang chang))

1. hanja form^? of 창 (“spear”)

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Vietnamese

Han character

槍: Hán Nôm readings: thương, sang

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