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lance
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The character 矟 is a phono-semantic compound for a type of polearm weapon. Its left component is the radical 矛 (máo), meaning "spear", which indicates its semantic category. The right component is 肖 (xiāo / shào), which provides the pronunciation. Historically, it refers to a long spear or lance, often used by cavalry. It is a variant of 槊, which uses the wood radical to emphasize the shaft's material, whereas 矟 focuses on the blade and its core identity as a spear.