仗

zhàng
#1,710 most
frequent character
weaponry, to hold (a weapon)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

仗 combines 亻 person with 丈 zhàng, which gives the sound. It first meant a kind of weapon, then weaponry, to hold a weapon, and to depend on.

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Homophones

账zhàng
account, debt
丈zhàng
measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m)
涨zhàng
to swell, to distend
障zhàng
to block, to hinder, to obstruct

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