<p>This is a Japanese character. By using Sogou Typewritting (Chinese) you can use this method to see any character that you can't pronounce:</p>

<p>for example, you wanna look at “特”
==type "u" + "niu"（→牛） + "si"（→寺）</p>

<p>——this would give you “特”</p>

<p>so I tried to type "u人布” or "u入布" and could not find this character.
So this might be a japanese character.</p>

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<p>these're kanji, japanese related :)</p>

<p>anyway, a shotgun (散弾銃) has barrel (筒); such barrel has two types, "平筒", or "絞筒".</p>

<p>here're several related web pages in japanese:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.gunshop-urawa.co.jp/shooting/skeet/02.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.gunshop-urawa.co.jp/shooting/skeet/02.htm</a></p>

<p><a href="https://ssl.yjl.co.jp/yjl/clay/rule-sg-cyoke.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://ssl.yjl.co.jp/yjl/clay/rule-sg-cyoke.html</a></p>

<p>i would suggest op try to ask in japanese stack exchange :)</p>

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Thanks! I will definitely cross post over there. When you say, "such a barrel has two types", can you please explain the difference between `平筒` and `絞筒`?
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not lah :( i 've no knowledge of gun, these two terms are kanji, japanese people would give you a more precise explanation than me. have fun :)
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<p>On an antique shotgun I was told had Korean origin I found the following (what I presume are Hanja?) characters<sup>†</sup>. Four out of five I believe I have correctly identified. One character I could not find in the dictionary.</p>

<p>Side A:</p>

<pre><code>[UNKNOWN CHARACTER] 特 製
</code></pre>

<p>Side B:</p>

<pre><code>絞 筒
</code></pre>

<p>The unknown character is three stacked components in this basic form</p>

<pre><code>-------
   人  
-------
     
-------
   巾  
-------
</code></pre>

<p>Though, the bottom component might well be <code>中</code>; there is quite a bit of tarnish obscuring it.</p>

<p>On Side A, the two characters that follow the unknown one seem to indicate "special manufacture". </p>

<p>One Side B, I get the translation "hang" or "twist" for character one, and "tube" for character two. To me, this might indicate the process of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifling" rel="nofollow noreferrer">rifling</a>, but I could not find any use of these characters on the <a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%86%9B%E7%B7%9A" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chinese character entry for rifling</a>, and the barrel is old and I couldn't tell conclusively if it'd ever undergone that process.</p>

<h3>Can someone help me translate these characters?</h3>

<p><sup>† I Originally I <a href="https://korean.stackexchange.com/questions/4907/what-do-the-characters-ive-found-on-this-old-gun-mean">posted this on the Korean stack</a> because I thought they may use Chinese characters in some idiomatic way that might make it a more suitable place, but now I am thinking that probably doesn't make much difference, and also I am not confident about the gun's Korean origins so am posting here. Thanks.</sup></p>

<h1>Edit</h1>

<p>I was able to take some acceptable close up imagery:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/URpmY.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/URpmY.jpg" alt="Side A"></a></p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Mq0WE.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Mq0WE.jpg" alt="Side B"></a></p>

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A photo of the gun would be helpful. If this is not possible, please provide the stacked components in [ideographic description sequence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_character_description_language#Ideographic_Description_Sequences) format, as that would give a better indication of the spatial relationship between the components.
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@droooze Updated.
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I’ll refrain from answering twice, so see also https://korean.stackexchange.com/questions/4907/what-do-the-characters-ive-found-on-this-old-gun-mean.
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What do the characters I've found on this old gun mean?
# What do the characters I've found on this old gun mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-11-22)

On an antique shotgun I was told had Korean origin I found the following (what I presume are Hanja?) characters†. Four out of five I believe I have correctly identified. One character I could not find in the dictionary.

Side A:

```
[UNKNOWN CHARACTER] 特 製

```

Side B:

```
絞 筒

```

The unknown character is three stacked components in this basic form

```
-------
   人  
-------
     
-------
   巾  
-------

```

Though, the bottom component might well be `中`; there is quite a bit of tarnish obscuring it.

On Side A, the two characters that follow the unknown one seem to indicate "special manufacture".

One Side B, I get the translation "hang" or "twist" for character one, and "tube" for character two. To me, this might indicate the process of [rifling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifling), but I could not find any use of these characters on the [Chinese character entry for rifling](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%86%9B%E7%B7%9A), and the barrel is old and I couldn't tell conclusively if it'd ever undergone that process.

### Can someone help me translate these characters?

† I Originally I [posted this on the Korean stack](https://korean.stackexchange.com/questions/4907/what-do-the-characters-ive-found-on-this-old-gun-mean) because I thought they may use Chinese characters in some idiomatic way that might make it a more suitable place, but now I am thinking that probably doesn't make much difference, and also I am not confident about the gun's Korean origins so am posting here. Thanks.

# Edit

I was able to take some acceptable close up imagery:

[![Side A](https://i.sstatic.net/URpmY.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/URpmY.jpg)

[![Side B](https://i.sstatic.net/Mq0WE.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/Mq0WE.jpg)

**Tags:** translation, meaning, usage, characters, character-identification

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: A photo of the gun would be helpful. If this is not possible, please provide the stacked components in [ideographic description sequence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_character_description_language#Ideographic_Description_Sequences) format, as that would give a better indication of the spatial relationship between the components.  
> **username_0**: @username_1 Updated.  
> **username_1**: I’ll refrain from answering twice, so see also https://korean.stackexchange.com/questions/4907/what-do-the-characters-ive-found-on-this-old-gun-mean.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-11-23. Score: 2

This is a Japanese character. By using Sogou Typewritting (Chinese) you can use this method to see any character that you can't pronounce:

for example, you wanna look at “特”
==type "u" + "niu"（→牛） + "si"（→寺）

——this would give you “特”

so I tried to type "u人布” or "u入布" and could not find this character.
So this might be a japanese character.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2018-11-23. Score: 0

these're kanji, japanese related :)

anyway, a shotgun (散弾銃) has barrel (筒); such barrel has two types, "平筒", or "絞筒".

here're several related web pages in japanese:

<https://www.gunshop-urawa.co.jp/shooting/skeet/02.htm>

<https://ssl.yjl.co.jp/yjl/clay/rule-sg-cyoke.html>

i would suggest op try to ask in japanese stack exchange :)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks! I will definitely cross post over there. When you say, "such a barrel has two types", can you please explain the difference between `平筒` and `絞筒`?  
> **username_3**: not lah :( i 've no knowledge of gun, these two terms are kanji, japanese people would give you a more precise explanation than me. have fun :)  

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