挺
挺: step forward
step forward; counter for guns
10 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 4 words here
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チョウ・テイ
Kunぬく
As a counter, 挺 (ちょう) counts long thin things such as guns and ink sticks; テイ appears in 挺身 and 空挺 (airborne).
Key words
身を挺するみをていするto risk oneself; to give one's all
挺身ていしんvolunteering oneself
空挺くうていairborne
挺ちょうcounter for guns, ink sticks, etc.
Example sentences
消防士は子どもを守るために身を挺した。
The firefighter put himself on the line to protect the child.
空挺部隊が夜明け前に山の向こうへ降下した。
Airborne troops dropped beyond the mountain before dawn.
猟師は古い銃を二挺、壁に掛けていた。
The hunter kept two old guns hanging on the wall.