鏛 (cháng) - An ancient term for a type of spear & also appears as a variant form of other

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cháng ｜ 19 strokes ｜ radical:

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鏛 · cháng

An ancient term for a type of spear or lance;

also appears as a variant form of other characters in historical texts.

An ancient term for a type of spearalso appears as a variant form of other

Usage highlights

Ancient spearBronze lanceWeapon variantHistorical characterClassical text variant

Synonyms

  • 矛— spear (more common term)
  • 枪— spear, lance
  • 戟— halberd

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The museum displayed an ancient spear (鏛) from the Warring States period.
  • This character appears as a variant in some classical texts (古文中鏛为异体字).
  • Archaeologists found a bronze spearhead identified as a 鏛 (考古发现的青铜矛头被认定为鏛).

Collocations

  • Ancient spear(古鏛)
  • Bronze lance(青铜鏛)
  • Weapon variant(兵器异体字)
  • Historical character(历史用字)
  • Classical text variant(古籍异体)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Appears in ancient weaponry terminology and as variant characters in historical documents.
  • Rarely used in modern Chinese, primarily of interest to historians and paleographers.

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