(ちょう) (ctr) counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc. [EDICT]
(tǐng, ㄊㄧㄥˇ) straight and stiff; rather (good); quite; very; classifier for guns or machinery [CE-DICT]