chán
𮣴
ancient short spear
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
an ancient short spear with an iron shaft
archaicAn ancient weapon, no longer in common use; appears primarily in historical or classical texts.
Gǔ古
mù墓
zhōng中
chū出
tǔ土
le了
yī一
bǐng柄
qīng青
tóng铜
chán铤
。
A bronze short spear was unearthed from an ancient tomb.
Zài在
Hàn汉
dài代
，
chán铤
shì是
shì士
bīng兵
de的
jìn近
zhàn战
wǔ武
qì器
zhī之
yī一
。
During the Han Dynasty, the short spear was one of the soldiers' close-combat weapons.
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Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
le了
chán铤
de的
xíng形
zhì制
hé和
shǐ使
yòng用
fāng方
fǎ法
。
Ancient texts record the form and usage of the short spear.