仗
zhàng
weaponry
to hold (a weapon); to wield; to rely on; to depend on; war; battle
person (亻) + weapon-staff (丈) = armed combat and reliance
丈 primarily gives the sound zhàng; it also evokes a staff or measure of length, which historically doubled as a weapon. The person radical grounds the character in human action — someone holding a weapon, fighting, or leaning on another for support.
他们打了一场很难的仗，最后才赢了。
tā men dǎ le yī chǎng hěn nán de zhàng, zuì hòu cái yíng le。
they fought a very difficult battle and only won in the end。
他总是仗着自己力气大，不把别人放在眼里。
tā zǒng shì zhàng zhe zì jǐ lì qi dà, bù bǎ bié rén fàng zài yǎn lǐ。
he always relies on his great strength and looks down on other people。
Words with 仗
开仗
kāi zhàng
to start a war
雪仗
xuě zhàng
snow fight
仗势
zhàng shì
to rely on power
仗势欺人
zhàng shì qī rén
to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom)
仗恃
zhàng shì
to rely on; to depend on
仗火
zhàng huǒ
battle
仗义
zhàng yì
to uphold justice
仗义执言
zhàng yì zhí yán
to speak out for justice (idiom); to take a stand on a matter of principle
仗义疏财
zhàng yì shū cái
to help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy
仗腰
zhàng yāo
to back sb up
仰仗
yǎng zhàng
to rely on
依仗
yī zhàng
to count on