Chinese symbol for “pistol”
手枪
shǒu qiāng
Traditional: 手槍
pistol; measure word: 把 (bǎ)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pistol is 手枪 (shǒu qiāng), defined as: pistol; measure word: 把 (bǎ).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 手枪.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 手机 (手機) | shǒu jī | cell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái) |
| 手段 | shǒu duàn | method; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability |
| 选手 (選手) | xuǎn shǒu | athlete; contestant |
| 手术 (手術) | shǒu shù | (surgical) operation; surgery |
| 对手 (對手) | duì shǒu | opponent; rival |
| 歌手 | gē shǒu | singer |
| 开枪 (開槍) | kāi qiāng | to open fire; to shoot a gun |
| 步枪 (步槍) | bù qiāng | rifle; measure word: 把 (bǎ), 枝 (zhī) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pistol”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.