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槍
槍
See also: 枪
Translingual
Han character
槍 (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: volume 2, page 1266, character 5
- Unihan data for U+69CD
Chinese
| trad. | 槍/鎗 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 枪 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 槍
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|---|---|
| Large seal script | Small seal script |
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| Characters in the same phonetic series (倉) (Zhengzhang, 2003) | |
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| 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).
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhiông
- Min Dong (BUC): chiŏng
- Min Nan (POJ): chhiuⁿ
- Wu (Wiktionary): qian (T1)
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄤ
- Wade-Giles: ch'iang1
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiang
- IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: coeng1
- Yale: chēung
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng1
- IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰœːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiông
- Hakka Romanization System: qiong´
- Hagfa Pinyim: qiong1
- IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯oŋ²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: chiŏng
- IPA (key): /t͡sʰuoŋ⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiuⁿ
- Tâi-lô: tshiunn
- Phofsit Daibuun: chviw
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰiũ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiũ³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiũ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰiũ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰiũ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
- (Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: qian (T1)
- IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰiã⁵³/
- (Shanghainese)
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 槍 | 槍 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 清 (14) | 初 (19) |
| Final (韻) | 陽 (105) | 庚 (109) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | II |
| Fanqie | 七羊切 | 楚庚切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/t͡sʰɨɐŋ/ | /t͡ʃʰˠæŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/t͡sʰiɐŋ/ | /ʈ͡ʂʰᵚaŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/t͡sʰiɑŋ/ | /t͡ʃʰaŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/t͡sʰɨaŋ/ | /ʈ͡ʂʰaɨjŋ/ |
| Li Rong |
/t͡sʰiaŋ/ | /t͡ʃʰɐŋ/ |
| Wang Li |
/t͡sʰĭaŋ/ | /t͡ʃʰɐŋ/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/t͡sʰi̯aŋ/ | /ʈ͡ʂʰɐŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
qiāng | chēng |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 槍 | 槍 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 1132 | 1147 |
| Phonetic component |
倉 | 倉 |
| Rime group |
陽 | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
鏘 | 鎗 |
| Old Chinese |
/*sʰaŋ/ | /*sʰraːŋ/ |
Definitions
槍
See also
Compounds
Derived terms from 槍
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Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄥ
- Wade-Giles: ch'êng1
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheng
- IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: caang1
- Yale: chāang
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsaang1
- IPA (key): /t͡sʰɑːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Definitions
槍
- Only used in 欃槍/欃枪 (“comet”).
Japanese
Kanji
槍
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
- spear, lance
Readings
Compounds
- 投げ槍 (なげやり, nageyari)
Noun
- (weaponry) spear
Korean
Hanja
槍 • (chang, jaeng) (hangeul 창, 쟁, revised chang, jaeng, McCune-Reischauer ch'ang, chaeng, Yale chang, cayng)
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