枪 qiāng gun
gun; lance; spear; firearm; rifle
How to remember 枪: 木 tree + 仓 granary = gun. A fox is after the chickens again, so the farmer runs past the apple tree to the granary and grabs his old gun.
Component breakdown
枪 = 木 tree + 仓 granary
- 木 tree
- 仓 granary
A fox is after the chickens again, so the farmer runs past the apple tree to the granary and grabs his old gun.
How it is used
- A gun/firearm, or a spear - 手枪 (shǒuqiāng) pistol, 步枪 (bùqiāng) rifle, 开枪 (kāi qiāng) fire a gun, 机枪 (jīqiāng) machine gun.
- 枪毙 (qiāngbì) = to execute by firing squad. Originally a spear/lance: 长枪 (chángqiāng), and 枪手 (qiāngshǒu) can mean a gunman or a ghostwriter/ringer. Measure word 一把枪 or 一支枪.