箭
arrow; CL:支[zhi1]
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How 箭 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
⺮ (semantic, “bamboo”) + 前 (phonetic, qián)
How to remember it
arrow · Heisig RSH #2051
竹 bamboo + 前 in front
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 前
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 前 (qián) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 前 sound component | qián | in front, forward; former, preceding |
| 剪 | jiǎn | scissors; to cut, to divide, to separate |
| 煎 | jiān | to fry in fat or oil; to boil in water |
| 湔 | jiān | to wash, to cleanse; to purge |
| 翦 | jiǎn | scissors; to cut, to clip; to annihilate |
Words containing 箭
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中箭落马 | zhòng jiàn luò mǎ | lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse; to suffer a serious setback (idio… |
| 上箭头 | shàng jiàn tóu | up-pointing arrow |
| 下箭头 | xià jiàn tóu | down-pointing arrow |
| 开弓没有回头箭 | kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn | lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom); fig. once you started… |
| 火箭军 | Huǒ jiàn jūn | Rocket Force, branch of the PLA responsible for tactical and strategic missiles |
| 天箭座 | Tiān jiàn zuò | Sagitta (constellation) |
| 拿着鸡毛当令箭 | ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn | to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority… |
| 箭毒木 | jiàn dú mù | antiaris, aka upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria) |
| 火箭弹 | huǒ jiàn dàn | rocket (artillery) |
| 枪林箭雨 | qiāng lín jiàn yǔ | forest of spear, rain of arrows |
| 运载火箭 | yùn zài huǒ jiàn | carrier rocket |
| 开弓不放箭 | kāi gōng bù fàng jiàn | lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom); fig. to bluff; to be all talk and… |
| 明枪好躲，暗箭难防 | míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng | see 明槍易躲，暗箭難防|明枪易躲，暗箭难防[ming2 qiang1 yi4 duo3 , an4 jian4 nan2 fang2] |
| 箭头 | jiàn tóu | arrowhead; arrow symbol |
| 万箭穿心 | wàn jiàn chuān xīn | (lit.) to have one's heart pierced by thousands of arrows (idiom); (fig.) overcome with so… |
| 明枪易躲，暗箭难防 | míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng | lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is … |
| 助推火箭 | zhù tuī huǒ jiàn | booster rocket |
| 一箭双雕 | yī jiàn shuāng diāo | lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom); to kill two birds with one stone |
| 一箭之仇 | yī jiàn zhī chóu | a wrong suffered (idiom); old grievance; previous defeat |
| 火箭 | huǒ jiàn | rocket; CL:枚[mei2] |