銃

Phono-semantic compound:

金 (금, metal) – semantic component, indicating metal or weaponry

充 (충, to fill, to supply) – phonetic component, providing the sound

In Korean and Japanese, 銃 is the standard character for “gun.”

銃器 (총기) — firearms, guns

銃聲 (총성) — gunshot sound

銃弾 (총탄) — bullet

銃口 (총구) — muzzle of a gun

銃殺 (총살) — execution by shooting

In Chinese, 銃 originally referred to early matchlock guns (화승총). For modern firearms, 槍 (qiāng, 창) is generally used instead.

Dialectal use: Some Southern Min (Minnan) and Hakka dialects still use 銃 for “gun.”