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| Simplified Chinese version |
| 戈 U+6208 |  Seal script |  Jinwen |  Jiaguwen |  Jianbo |
| Radical: | 戈+ 0 strokes = 4 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.161#38 Kangxi: p.411#01 Cihai: p.550r2c04 GSR: 7.a Hanyu: v2,p1397#01 |
| Composition: | Component of: 𪭉 𭟮 𢦌 戋 𪭊 𭆧 𫻦 𫻧 戎 伐 划 戏 𢦎 𢦕 㦮 𢦖 𪥅 㳀 𢦗 𪦷 [More] |
| Mandarin: | gē ㄍㄜ |
| Cantonese: | gwo1 |
| Tang reconstruction: | *guɑ |
| Shuowen: | 《戈部》戈：平头𢧢也。从弋，一横之。象形。凡戈之属皆从戈。 |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·下平声·戈·戈》戈：干戈。《说文》云：平头戟也，天授年置司戈八品武职。古禾切，十五。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·戈部·戈部》戈：《唐韵》《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》𠀤古禾切，音锅。《说文》平头戟也。《徐锴曰》戟小支上向则爲戟，平之则爲戈。一曰戟偏距爲戈。《礼·曲礼》进戈者前其𨱔，后其刃。《正义曰》戈，钩孑戟也。如戟而横安刃，但头不向上，爲钩也。直刃长八寸，横刃长六寸，刃下接柄处长四寸，𠀤广二寸，用以钩害人也。《周礼·冬官考工记》戈柲六尺有六寸。《又》戈广二寸，内倍之，胡三之，援四之。《注》内谓胡以内接柲者也，胡，其孑也，援，直刃也。《释名》戈，过也。所刺擣则决，所钩引则制之，弗得过也。《书·牧誓》称尔戈。《注》戈，短兵也。人执以举之，故言称也。又《典略》周有孤父之戈。又国名。在宋郑之闲，寒浞子豷封于戈，少康灭之。又姓。《史记》夏后有戈氏，宋戈彦，明戈镐。又司戈，武职，从八品，唐天授年闲置。从弋，一横之。象形。 |
| Fanqie: | 古禾 (《广韵·下平声·戈·戈》) |
| Unihan definition: | halberd, spear, lance; rad. 62 |
Example usage
| 《论语·季氏》: | 而谋动干戈于邦内。 |
| And yet he is planning these hostile movements within the state. | |
| 《孟子·万章上》: | 牛羊父母，仓廪父母，干戈朕，琴朕，弤朕，二嫂使治朕栖。 |
| Let my parents have his oxen and sheep. Let them have his storehouses and granaries. His shield and spear shall be mine. His lute shall be mine. His bow shall be mine. His two wives I shall make attend for me to my bed. | |
| 《礼记·缁衣》: | 《兑命》曰：‘惟口起羞，惟甲胄起兵，惟衣裳在笥，惟干戈省厥躬。’ |
| It is said in the Charge to Yue (III, viii, Sect. 2, 4), "It is the mouth which gives occasion to shame; they are the coat of mail and helmet which give occasion to war. The upper robes and lower garments (for reward) should not be taken (lightly from) their chests; before spear and shield are used, one should examine himself." | |
| 《商君书·赏刑》: | 汤武既破桀纣，海内无害，天下大定，筑五库，藏五兵，偃武事，行文教，倒载干戈，搢笏作为乐以申其德 |
| Since Tang and Wu destroyed Jie and Zhou, no harm was done within the four seas, and the empire enjoyed great stability; the five storehouses were constructed, the five weapons were stored away, military affairs were set aside, culture and education were practised, shields and spears were carried reversed, writing tablets were stuck in the girdle, and music was performed in order to manifest one's virtue | |
| 《史记·五帝本纪》: | 于是轩辕乃习用干戈，以征不享，诸侯咸来宾从。 |
| So Xuanyuan exercised himself in the use of weapons of war, so as to be able to punish irregularities. The princes all came and did homage. | |
| 《诗经·无衣》: | 王于兴师、修我戈矛、与子同仇。 |
| The king is raising his forces; I will prepare my lance and spear, And will be your comrade. | |
| 《尚书·说命中》: | 惟口起羞，惟甲胄起戎，惟衣裳在笥，惟干戈省厥躬。 |
| It is the mouth that gives occasion for shame; they are the coat of mail and helmet that give occasion to war. The upper robes and lower garments (for reward should not be lightly taken from) their chests; before spear and shield are used, one should examine himself. | |
| 《周易·说卦》: | 离为火，为日，为电，为中女，为甲胃，为戈兵。 |
| Li suggests the emblem of fire; of the sun; of lightning; of the second daughter; of buff-coat and helmet; of spear and sword. | |
| 《荀子·成相》: | 禹劳心力，尧有德，干戈不用三苗服。 |
| 《说苑·正谏》: | 景公有马，其圉人杀之，公怒，援戈将自击之，晏子曰：“此不知其罪而死，臣请为君数之，令知其罪而杀之。” |
| 《韩诗外传·卷八》: | 文王之子，武王之弟，成王之叔父，假天子之尊位七年，所执贽而帅见者十人，所还质而友见者十三人，穷巷白屋之士所先见者四十九人，时进善者百人，宫朝者千人，谏臣五人，辅臣五人，拂臣六人，载干戈以至于封侯，而同姓之士百人。 |
| 《大戴礼记·五帝德》: | 举皋陶与益，以赞其身，举干戈以征不享、不庭、无道之民。 |
| 《新书·傅职》: | 干戚戈羽之舞，管龠琴瑟之会，号呼歌谣，声音不中律，燕乐雅讼逆乐序，凡此其属，诏工之任也。 |
| 《新序·善谋下》: | 殷事已毕，偃革为轩，倒载干戈，以示天下不复用兵。 |
| 《孔子家语·好生》: | 介胄执戈者，无退惴之气，非体纯猛，服使然也。 |
| 《潜夫论·劝将》: | 《诗》云：“修尔舆马，弓矢戈兵，用戒作则，用逖蛮方。” |
| 《论衡·感虚》: | 《传书》言：“鲁襄公与韩战，战酣，日暮，公援戈而麾之，日为之反三舍。” |
| 《太玄经·交》: | 次八，戈矛往来，以其贞，不悔。 |
| 《风俗通义·孝文帝》: | 文帝遵汉家基业初定，重承军旅之后，百姓新免于干戈之难，故文帝宜因修秦馀政教，轻刑事少，与之休息，以俭约节欲自持，初开籍田，躬劝农耕桑，务民之本。 |
| 《孔丛子·广器》: | 戈句孑，戟也。 |
| 《独断·卷上》: | 于是命方相氏黄金四目，蒙以熊皮，玄衣朱裳，执戈扬楯，常以岁竟十二月从百隶及童儿，而时傩以索宫中，驱疫鬼也。 |
| 《蔡中郎集·独断》: | 于是命方相氏黄金四目，蒙以熊皮，玄衣朱裳，执戈扬楯，常以岁竟十二月从百隶及童儿，而时傩以索宫中，驱疫鬼也。 |
| 《墨子·经说下》: | 殿戈亦使殿，不美，亦使殿。 |
| 《列子·周穆王》: | 华子既悟，乃大怒，黜妻罚子，操戈逐儒生。 |
| 《韩非子·十过》: | 援戈将击之 |
| 《管子·轻重甲》: | 持戈之士，顾不见亲，家族失而不分，民走于山中，而士遁于外，此不待战而内败。 |
| 《司马法·定爵》: | 顺天奉时，阜财因敌，怿众勉若，利地守隘阻，右兵弓矢御，殳矛守，戈戟助。 |
| 《尉缭子·兵令下》: | 内卒出戍，令将吏授旗鼓戈甲。 |
| 《淮南子·齐俗训》: | 昔武王执戈秉钺以伐纣胜殷，搢笏杖殳以临朝。 |
| 《吕氏春秋·原乱》: | 武王以武得之，以文持之，倒戈弛弓，示天下不用兵，所以守之也。 |
| 《春秋左传》: | 从者以为不可，将行，谋于桑下，蚕妾在其上，以告姜氏，姜氏杀之，而谓公子曰，子有四方之志，其闻之者，吾杀之矣，公子曰，无之，姜曰，行也，怀与安，实败名，公子不可，姜与子犯谋，醉而遣之，醒以戈逐子犯，及曹，曹共公闻其骈胁，欲观其裸，浴，薄而观之，僖负羁之妻曰，吾观晋公子之从者，皆足以相国，若以相，夫子必反其国，反其国，必得志于诸侯，得志于诸侯，而诛无礼，曹其首也，子盍蚤自贰焉，乃馈盘飧置璧焉。 |
| 《逸周书·世俘解》: | 癸丑，荐殷俘王士百人，龠人造王矢琰秉黄钺执戈，王入奏庸大享一终。 |
| 《国语·晋语六》: | 范文子执戈逐之，曰：“国之存亡，天命也，童子何知焉？” |
| 《吴越春秋》: | 二十七年冬，勾践寝疾将卒，谓太子兴夷曰：“吾自禹之后，承元常之德，蒙天灵之佑，神祇之福，从穷越之地籍，楚之前锋，以摧吴王之干戈。” |
| 《越绝书》: | 越王候干戈人一累土以葬之。 |
| 《战国策·燕文公时》: | 齐王桉戈而却，曰：“此一何庆吊相随之速也？” |
| 《盐铁论·刺复》: | 其后，干戈不休，军旅相望，甲士糜弊，县官用不足，故设险兴利之臣起，磻溪熊罴之士隐。 |
| 《列女传·晋文齐姜》: | 姜与舅犯谋，醉，载之以行，酒醒，公子以戈逐舅犯曰：“若事有济则可，无所济，吾食舅氏之肉岂有餍哉！” |
| 《汉书·王莽传中》: | 策大司马逯并曰：“日食无光，干戈不戢，其上大司马印韍，就侯氏朝位。” |
| 《前汉纪》: | 倒戢干戈。 |
| 《东观汉记·乐恢》: | 以汉之盛，不务修舜、禹、周公之德，而无故兴干戈，动兵革，以求无用之物，臣诚惑之 |
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