箭

jiàn

j+iàn·4th tone

arrow · CL:支 zhī

Radical: 竹 Strokes: 15 HSK 6

Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Common

Same radical

竹笔管简笑符算策第籍等笼

Same radical

竹笔管简笑符算策第籍等笼箱签筹

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Character Decomposition

箭=⺮+前

Etymology

bamboo

Meanings

arrow

CL:支 zhī

jiàn

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Words with 箭 162 total

attack by a hidden enemy; a stab in the back暗箭àn jiàn rocket · CL:枚 méi火箭huǒ jiàn arrow used as a token of authority (by field commanders)契箭qì jiàn

Idioms with 箭 35 total Chain

stab somebody in the back · wound with a sniping arrow · injure somebody by underhanded means · make sniping attacks · hit below the belt暗箭伤人àn jiàn shāng rén lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from) · fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends草船借箭cǎo chuán jiè jiàn time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!光阴似箭guāng yīn sì jiàn with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom)归心似箭guī xīn sì jiàn