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Translingual
Han character
銃 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+6, 14 strokes, cangjie input 金卜戈山 (CYIU) or 難難金卜戈 (XXCYI), four-corner 80113, composition ⿰釒充)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1304, character 3
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40359
- Dae Jaweon: page 1806, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4202, character 7
- Unihan data for U+9283
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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統
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*tʰuːŋs
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充
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*l̥ʰjuŋ
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珫
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*tʰjuŋ
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茺
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*tʰjuŋ
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銃
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*tʰjuŋs
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *tʰjuŋs) : semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 充 (OC *l̥ʰjuŋ).
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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銃
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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1494
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Phonetic component
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充
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Rime group
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終
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Rime subdivision
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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銃
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Old Chinese
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/*tʰjuŋs/
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Definitions
銃
- blunderbuss
- (Eastern Min, Southern Min, Puxian Min, Taiwanese Hakka) gun; firearm (Classifier: 支 mn)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
槍 (“gun; firearm”)
Variety
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Location
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Words
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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槍, 槍械, 槍支
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Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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槍
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Taiwan
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槍
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Chifeng
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槍
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Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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槍
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Harbin
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槍
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Shenyang
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槍
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Singapore
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槍
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Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)
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槍
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Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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槍
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Tangshan
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槍
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Cangzhou
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槍
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Baoding
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槍
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Shijiazhuang
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槍
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Jinan
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槍
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Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Yantai (Muping)
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槍
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Qingdao
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槍
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Central Plains Mandarin
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Luoyang
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槍
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Wanrong
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槍
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Zhengzhou
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槍
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Xi'an
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槍
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Xining
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槍
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Xuzhou
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槍
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Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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槍
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Lanzhou
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槍
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Ürümqi
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槍
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Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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槍
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Chongqing
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槍
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Wuhan
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槍
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Guiyang
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槍
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Kunming
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槍
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Guilin
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槍
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Liuzhou
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槍
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Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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槍
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Yangzhou
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槍
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Nantong
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槍
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Hefei
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槍
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Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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槍
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Hong Kong
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槍, 炮, 鐵
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Taishan
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槍
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Dongguan
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槍
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Singapore (Guangfu)
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槍
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Gan
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Lichuan
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槍
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Pingxiang
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槍
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Hakka
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Meixian
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槍
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Yudu
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槍
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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銃仔
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Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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銃仔
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Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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銃仔
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Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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銃
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Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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銃
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Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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銃
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Huizhou
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Jixi
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槍
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Shexian
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槍
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Jin
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Taiyuan
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槍
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Xinzhou
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槍
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Linhe
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槍
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Jining
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槍
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Hohhot
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槍
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Zhangjiakou
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槍
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Handan
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槍
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Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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槍, 銃
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Matsu
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槍
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Southern Min
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Xiamen
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銃, 銃支
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Quanzhou
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銃, 銃支
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Jinjiang
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銃
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Zhangzhou
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銃, 銃支
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Zhangpu
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銃
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Tainan
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銃
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Penang (Hokkien)
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銃
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Singapore (Hokkien)
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銃, 銃支
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Manila (Hokkien)
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銃
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Shantou
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槍
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Jieyang
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銃, 槍
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Haikou
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槍
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Puxian Min
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Putian
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銃
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Xianyou
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銃
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Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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槍
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Wu
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Shanghai
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槍
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Shanghai (Chongming)
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槍
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Suzhou
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槍
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Danyang
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槍
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Hangzhou
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槍
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Jinhua
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槍
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Xiang
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Changsha
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槍
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Loudi
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槍
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Compounds
Descendants
Others:
Japanese
Kanji
銃
(Jōyō kanji)
- gun
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
銃 • (jū) ←じゆう (zyuu)?
- gun (firearm)
- 銃を撃つ
- jū o utsu
- to fire a gun
Etymology 2
Noun
銃 • (tsutsu)
- gun, firearm
- 捧げ銃
- sasage tsutsu
- present arms
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- かれこれするうちに昼時分になったが鹿らしいものも来ない、たちまち谷を一つ越えたすぐむこうの山の尾で銃の音がしたと思うと白い煙が見えた。
- Karekore suru uchi ni hirujibun ni natta ga shika rashii mono mo konai, tachimachi tani o hitotsu koeta sugu mukō no yama no o de tsutsu no oto ga shita to omou to shiroi kemu ga mieta.
- Before I knew it, it was noon, and yet nothing even resembling a deer revealed itself. We quickly crossed a valley and then, just beyond the mountaintop, on the other side, I thought I heard the sound of a gunshot, and that was when I saw the white smoke.
References
Korean
Hanja
銃 • (chong) (hangeul 총)
- gun, rifle, firearm
Vietnamese
Han character
銃: Hán Nôm readings: súng[1][2][3][4][5][6], xúng[7]
- gun, firearm
References