qiāng

斨

Character · NounTraditional戕

ancient axe; to kill

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples

noun

archaic

An ancient weapon or tool, primarily found in classical texts.

Gǔ古

rén人

yòng用

qiāng戕

fá伐

mù木

。

Ancient people used axes to cut down trees.

Zhè这

bǐng柄

qīng青

tóng铜

qiāng戕

shì是

Shāng商

dài代

wén文

wù物

。

This bronze axe is a cultural relic from the Shang dynasty.

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Chū出

tǔ土

de的

qiāng戕

jiàn见

zhèng证

le了

dāng当

shí时

de的

wǔ武

qì器

shuǐ水

píng平

。

The unearthed axe attests to the weapon-making level of that era.