1. a step
2. a pace
3. walk
4. march
5. stages in a process
6. situation

1. gun
2. firearm
3. rifle
4. spear
5. thing with shape or function similar to a gun
6. to substitute for another person in a test
7. to knock
8. classifier for rifle shots

classifiers: 支, 把, 桿, 條, 枝

1. variant of 枪 qiāng
2. rifle
3. spear