The three most common types of Chinese polearms are the ge (戈), qiang (槍), and ji (戟). They are translated into English as dagger-axe, spear, and halberd...
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A polearm or pole weapon is a close combat weapon in which the main fighting part of the weapon is fitted to the end of a long shaft, typically of wood...
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(pronunciation: [tɕì], English approximation: /dʒiː/ jee, Chinese: 戟; pinyin: jǐ) was a Chinese polearm, sometimes translated into English as spear or halberd...
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Halberd (category Medieval polearms)
halberd (also called halbard, halbert or Swiss voulge) is a two-handed polearm that came to prominent use from the 13th to 16th centuries. The halberd...
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Monk's spade (category Chinese polearms)
Japanese: getsugasan; "Zen Staff"), also called a Shaolin Spade, is a Chinese polearm consisting of a long pole with a flat spade-like blade on one end and...
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Guandao (category Chinese polearms)
A guandao is a type of Chinese polearm that is used in some forms of Chinese martial arts. In Chinese, it is properly called a yanyuedao (偃月刀; lit. "reclining...
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Dagger-axe (category Chinese polearms)
dagger-axe (Chinese: 戈; pinyin: gē; Wade–Giles: ko) is a type of polearm that was in use from the Longshan culture until the Han dynasty in China. It consists...
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Ji (redirect from Ji (Chinese state))
starring Ajith Kumar and Trisha Ji (monk) (632–682), Chinese monk Ji (polearm) (戟), a kind of Chinese polearm Ji Koizumi, a character in the anime Guru Guru...
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Spear of Fuchai (category Chinese polearms)
The Spear of Fuchai (Chinese: 吳王夫差矛) is the spear of King Fuchai of Wu, the archrival of King Goujian of Yue. It was unearthed in Jiangling, Hubei in...
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Qiang (spear) (redirect from Chinese_spear)
approximation: /tʃjɑːŋ/ chyahng, simplified Chinese: 枪; traditional Chinese: 槍; pinyin: qiāng; Jyutping: coeng1) is the Chinese term for spear. Due to its relative...
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