róng
arms
Depicts a weapon (戈) and a shield (盾). Both used here to convey the meaning "arms".
Evolution

Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 戎
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
army (matters) | ||
to meet on the battlefield (idiom) | ||
martial attire | ||
military horse | ||
Xionites (Central Asian nomads) |
Sources
林志強《《文源》評注》p.487
