箭 jiàn
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- ⺮ — bamboo
- Made of
- ⺮ bamboo 前 in front, forward
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
箭
jiàn
arrow
Character
Example phrases
- 箭离弦以后，几乎没有回头的可能。 Jiàn lí xián yǐhòu, jīhū méiyǒu huítóu de kěnéng. Once an arrow leaves the string, there is almost no possibility of turning back.
- 他拉开弓，把箭射向远处的靶子。 Tā lākāi gōng, bǎ jiàn shè xiàng yuǎnchù de bǎzi. He drew the bow and shot the arrow at the distant target.
- 孩子们在草地上练习射箭，笑声不断。 Háizimen zài cǎodì shàng liànxí shèjiàn, xiàoshēng búduàn. The children practise archery on the grass, laughing all the time.
Related words
- 火箭 huǒjiàn rocket
- 剑 jiàn sword
- 艰辛 jiānxīn arduous, tough
- 挫折 cuòzhé to frustrate
- 消灭 xiāomiè to annihilate
- 遭遇 zāoyù to encounter; fate, luck
- 遭受 zāoshòu to suffer, to endure
- 遭到 zāodào to suffer, to meet with
- 陷入 xiànrù to fall into, to be caught in
- 障碍 zhàng'ài obstacle; to hinder
- 阻挡 zǔdǎng to block, to stop
- 妨碍 fáng'ài to hinder, to obstruct