03998 Chinese character of 戟 and pronounce gik1

The Chinese word【戟】that we will introduce this time is a word that describes tools or history. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Weapons or military equipment.

Below is the correct pronunciation of this particular Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【戟】:jǐ

Cantonese Jyutping of 【戟】:gik1

This introduces some basic knowledge regarding the Chinese character 【戟】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【戟】, for example:Describe the tool or history , It means primarily weapons or military equipment. .Because of the extensive meanings of Chinese characters, some intricate details and specialized uses might not be fully presented here.

【戟】serves as a standalone word but gains depth when partnered with others to form detailed expressions, like【戟兵、長戟】(Mandarin Pinyin:jǐ bīng 、zhǎng jǐ/ Cantonese Jyutping:gik1 bing1 、coeng4 gik1)

The total stroke number of this character is 12 ,It is a Chinese character that must be learned by those aiming to reach a near-native level of proficiency in Chinese,Below is an example sentence related to this character.:


古代士兵手持長戟迎敵。

Ancient soldiers met the enemy with halberds in hand.


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