05273 Chinese character of 銃 and pronounce cung3

The Chinese character【銃】is a word that describes tools or battles, and is mainly used for the following meanings:

A musket or weapon. Explanation: An old-fashioned firearm. For example: “fire gun” and “bird gun”.

Below, you can see how this Chinese character is pronounced.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【銃】:chòng

Cantonese Jyutping of 【銃】:cung3

Below, I will share fundamental aspects of the meaning and usage of the character 【銃】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【銃】, for example:Describing tools or combat , It means mainly a firearm or weapon .Since Chinese characters carry profound and multifaceted meanings, certain nuances may be difficult to capture completely in this discussion.

【銃】is a simple word when used alone, but its meaning broadens when combined with others to form intricate phrases, like【火銃、銃擊】(Mandarin Pinyin:huǒ chòng 、chòng jī/ Cantonese Jyutping:fo2 cung3 、cung3 gik1)

To complete this character, you need 13 strokes,It is a highly difficult Chinese character that is rarely used in daily life and has a lower frequency of usage,Listed below is a sentence demonstrating the application of this character.:


古代士兵使用火銃作戰。

Ancient soldiers used muskets in combat.


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