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The character "枪", with its traditional form "槍", is structured as a phonetic compound where the wood radical (木) historically indicates the wooden shaft of early polearms, and the component "仓" in simplified or "倉" in traditional form primarily signals pronunciation. Its original meaning referred specifically to a spear or lance, a thrusting weapon used in close combat, but over time the term broadened to encompass projectile-firing weapons like rifles and pistols, mirroring the historical development from cold steel arms to gunpowder-based firearms. This shift in meaning occurred while the character's basic composition, combining a semantic radical with a phonetic element, remained unchanged.
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他有一把手枪。
警察带着枪。
枪声突然响了。
士兵们装备了步枪。
开枪前必须瞄准目标。
这把枪的射程很远。
非法持枪是严重的罪行。
为了防止意外走火，枪口必须始终指向安全方向。