TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
槍
ㄑㄧㄤ · qiāng
noun — spear; gun, rifle
字源 FORM — what the parts do
IFcāng → qiāng — initial and final both shift
A wooden (木) shaft tipped for thrusting — the original sense a spear, 長槍. 倉 cāng carries the sound. When firearms came, the old word for the long thrusting weapon took them too: 手槍、步槍.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一根木桿（木）削尖了頭，握在手裡——刺出去。
A wooden pole (木) sharpened to a point, gripped tight — and thrust.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)長矛— a spear
→槍枝、手槍— gun, rifle常用
⇒槍手、口誅筆伐之槍— a hired hand; a sharp attack
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension