Ji (polearm)

Eastern Zhou bronze ji

The ji (pronunciation: [tɕì], English approximation: /dʒiː/ jee, Chinese: 戟; pinyin: jǐ) was a Chinese polearm, sometimes translated into English as spear[1] or halberd,[2] though they are conceptually different weapons. They were used in one form or another for over 3000 years, from at least as early as the Zhou dynasty, until the end of the Qing dynasty. They are still used for training in many Chinese martial arts.

  1. ^ Welch, Patricia Bjaaland (2012). Chinese art: a guide to motifs and visual imagery. Boston, US: Tuttle Publishing. p. 593. ISBN 9781462906895. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  2. ^ Lorge 2011, p. 43.