枪 variant of 槍|枪[qiang1] / rifle / spear 矛 spear / lance / pike 铩 (old) spear / lance / (literary) to cripple / to harm / to injure 鏦 spear / to plunge (with spear) 厹 spear 鉾 spear 杸 to kill / a spear 戭 spear 梭 镖 suō biāo spear 矠 (old) spear 锋 芒 fēng máng tip (of pencil, spear etc) / sharp point / cutting edge / spearhead / vanguard 刀 枪 dāo qiāng sword and spear / weapons 单 枪 匹 马 dān qiāng pǐ mǎ lit. single spear and horse (idiom) / fig. single-handed / unaccompanied 临 阵 磨 枪 lín zhèn mó qiāng lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom) / fig. to make preparations only at the last moment 花 枪 huā qiāng short spear (arch.) / fig. trickery 挥 戈 huī gē to brandish a spear 锋 point of a spear / edge of a tool / vanguard / forward (in sports team) 戟 halberd / long-handled weapon with pointed tip and crescent blade / combined spear and battle-ax 鎗 variant of 槍|枪 / rifle / spear 殳 bamboo or wooden spear / Kangxi radical 79, occurring in 段[duan4], 毅[yi4], 殺|杀[sha1] etc 锬 long spear 鐏 butt end of spear 枕 戈 寝 甲 zhěn gē qǐn jiǎ lit. to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom) / fig. to keep ready for battle at all times 枕 戈 待 旦 zhěn gē dài dàn lit. to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom) / fig. fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle 银 样 镴 枪 头 yín yàng là qiāng tóu silvery spear point actually made of pewter (idiom) / fig. worthless despite an attractive exterior 鏸 three edged spear / (used in given names) 刀 枪 不 入 dāo qiāng bù rù lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom) / fig. invulnerable / untouchable / thick-skinned / impervious to criticism 以 子 之 矛 ， 攻 子 之 盾 yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子) / turning a weapon against its owner / fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices / hoist with his own petard 明 枪 好 躲 ， 暗 箭 难 防 míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom) / it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies 明 枪 易 躲 ， 暗 箭 难 防 míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom) / it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies 枪 林 箭 雨 qiāng lín jiàn yǔ forest of spear, rain of arrows 𨱔 butt end of spear 单 枪 匹 马 dān qiāng - pǐ mǎ lit. single spear and horse (idiom) / fig. single-handed / unaccompanied 揘 毕 héng bì to stab with a spear
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