戟

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halberd; long-handled weapon with pointed tip and crescent blade; combined spear and battle-ax

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

An axe 戈 with blades on both sides 龺

Components 龺戈

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
大戟科	dà jǐ kē	Euphorbiaceae (plant family including rubber and cassava)
牛油戟	niú yóu jǐ	pound cake
折戟沉沙	zhé jǐ chén shā	lit. broken halberds embedded in the sand (idiom); fig. reminder of a fierce battle; remna…
刀枪剑戟	dāo qiāng jiàn jǐ	(idiom) melee combat weapons of ancient China, such as swords, spears and halberds
三叉戟	sān chā jǐ	trident
巴戟	bā jǐ	morinda root (Morinda officinalis), plant used in Chinese medicine
吕布戟	lǚ bù jǐ	snake halberd
刺戟	cì jǐ	see 刺激[ci4 ji1]
逆戟鲸	nì jǐ jīng	orca; killer whale (Orcinus orca)