Keyword
arrow
- dart
- to vow
- to swear
- Frequency
- #3029
- Strokes
- 5
Readings
shǐ
Mnemonic
An arrow pointing upwards
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
知to know医medicine族race疑to doubt短short疾disease矩carpenter's square矮short矫to correct矣classical final particle雉pheasant肄to learn彘swine矬short矧interrog.矦target in archery
Used in vocabulary
矢
arrow; dart; straight; to vow; to swear
矢量
(math.) vector
众矢之的
lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism; attacked on all sides
有的放矢
lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom); fig. to have a clear objective
矢志
to take an oath to do sth; to pledge; to vow
矢口否认
to deny flatly
无的放矢
to shoot without aim (idiom); fig. to speak without thinking; firing blindly; to shoot in the air; a shot in the dark
箭矢
arrow