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Meaning of 箭

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箭HSK 6
Pinyin: jiàn
English Definition: arrow; Classifiers: 支
Chinese Definition:
①用弓发射到远处的兵器:弓箭。箭镞。箭头。箭在弦上(喻事情已经到了不得不做或话已经到了不得不说的地步)。
②箭能射到的距离:一箭之遥。箭步。
③形容急切、迅速:归心似箭。
Total strokes: 15; Radical: 竹
Pictophonetic:前 indicates the sound; ⺮ (bamboo) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • ⺮ [ zhú ] bamboo; flute
    • 前 [ qián ] in front, forward; former, preceding
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Example Words
火箭HSK 6 huǒ jiàn rocket; Classifiers: 枚
运载火箭 yùn zài huǒ jiàn carrier rocket
射箭 shè jiàn archery; to shoot an arrow
弓箭 gōng jiàn bow and arrow
箭头 jiàn tóu arrowhead; arrow symbol
More:箭* | *箭 | *箭*
Example Sentences
1
火箭升空了
。
The rocket took off.
2
将箭射向目标
。
Shoot the arrow towards the target.
3
这只箭有毒吗
?
Is this arrow poisonous?
4
他喜欢在山上射箭
。
He likes to shoot arrows on the mountain.
5
这根箭矢飞得很远
。
This arrow flew a long distance.