钉枪
dīng​qiāng

nail gun

钉 dīng nail Simplified

Simplified form of 釘. Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound.

Components

钅
钅 Meaning component
jīn metal
丁
丁 Sound component
dīng cubes

說文解字

蔽人視也。从目幵聲。讀若攜手。一曰直視也。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

枪 qiāng gun, spear Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 仓 represents the sound. Simplified form of 槍.

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
仓
仓 Sound component
cāng granary

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

釘 dīng nail Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 釒 represents the meaning and 丁 represents the sound.

Components

釒
釒 Meaning component
jīn metal
丁
丁 Sound component
dīng cubes

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarttengtˤeŋ nail (n.)
tengHtˤeŋ-s nail (v.)

說文解字

《說文》：“釘，鍊鉼黄金。从金，丁聲。”

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

槍 qiāng gun, spear Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 倉 represents the sound.

Components

木
木 Meaning component
mù tree
倉
倉 Sound component
cāng granary

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰaŋ
sʰraːŋ
Unicodetsiɑng

說文解字

《說文》：“槍，歫也。从木，倉聲。一曰槍欀也。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)