róng

戎

Character · Noun

weapon; military; ancient western ethnic group

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Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

noun

weapon; arms; military equipment

literary

Used in formal and literary contexts, rarely used in daily spoken Chinese.

Gǔ古
dài代
shì士
bīng兵
shǒu手
chí持
fēng锋
lì利
de的
bīng兵
róng戎
shàng上
zhèn阵
shā杀
dí敌
 。

Ancient soldiers held sharp weapons to fight on the battlefield.

Guó国
jiā家
jiā加
qiáng强
le了
róng戎
xiè械
de的
yán研
fā发
yǐ以
gǒng巩
gù固
guó国
fáng防
 。

The country stepped up weapons research to strengthen national defense.

2.

noun

military affairs; army; military force

literary

Commonly used in fixed literary phrases, often paired with other characters to form compound words.

Jiāng将
jūn军
dài带
lǐng领
róng戎
mǎ马
chí驰
chěng骋
shā沙
chǎng场
 。

The general led the army to gallop across the battlefield.

Tā他
tuō脱
xià下
róng戎
zhuāng装
 ,
huí回
guī归
tián田
yuán园
shēng生
huó活
 。

He took off his military uniform and returned to rural life.

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Xǔ许
duō多
wén文
rén人
dōu都
céng曾
yǒu有
tóu投
bǐ笔
cóng从
róng戎
de的
jīng经
lì历
 。

Many scholars once gave up writing to join the military.

Cháo朝
tíng廷
pài派
qiǎn遣
róng戎
shī师
qián前
wǎng往
biān边
jìng境
píng平
dìng定
pàn叛
luàn乱
 。

The court sent military forces to the border to suppress the rebellion.

Róng戎
zhèng政
guān关
xì系
dào到
guó国
jiā家
de的
ān安
wēi危
cún存
wáng亡
 。

Military affairs are related to the survival and safety of the country.