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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).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

手 shǒu
hand
radical 64 ⼿ · 4 strokes
枪 qiāng
gun, rife; lance, spear
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 手枪.

WordPinyinMeaning
手机 (手機)shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái)
手段shǒu duànmethod; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability
选手 (選手)xuǎn shǒuathlete; contestant
手术 (手術)shǒu shù(surgical) operation; surgery
对手 (對手)duì shǒuopponent; rival
歌手gē shǒusinger
开枪 (開槍)kāi qiāngto open fire; to shoot a gun
步枪 (步槍)bù qiāngrifle; 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.

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