箭

jiàn

arrow; type of bamboo

How to write 箭, stroke by stroke

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Pictophonetic: semantic ⺮ (bamboo), phonetic 前

Made of 前

火箭huǒ jiànrocket
弓箭手gōng jiàn shǒuarcher
射箭shè jiànarchery; to shoot an arrow
箭头jiàn tóuarrowhead; arrow symbol
弓箭gōng jiànbow and arrow
火箭筒huǒ jiàn tǒngbazooka; rocket launcher
火箭炮huǒ jiàn pàorocket artillery
挡箭牌dǎng jiàn páiarrow-blocking shield; (fig.) pretext; cover; sth used to deflect blame, criticism or pressure
上箭头shàng jiàn tóuup-pointing arrow
下箭头xià jiàn tóudown-pointing arrow
令箭lìng jiànarrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority); fig. instructions from one's superiors
右箭头yòu jiàn tóuright-pointing arrow

箭头表示行进方向。
jiàn tóu biǎo shì xíng jìn fāng xiàng 。
The arrow indicates the way to go.
火箭飞得极快。
huǒ jiàn fēi dé jí kuài 。
The rocket travels at a tremendous speed.
他派给我了两名弓箭手。
tā pài gěi wǒ le liǎng míng gōng jiàn shǒu 。
He assigned two archers to me.
蠢人一下子就把箭射完。
chǔn rén yí xià zǐ jiù bǎ jiàn shè wán 。
A fool's bolt is soon shot.
这样子我一箭双雕。
zhè yàng zi wǒ yí jiàn shuāng diāo 。
That way I kill two birds with one stone.