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Keyword
arrow
  • a type of bamboo
Frequency
#1675
Strokes
15
Readings
jiàn100%
Mnemonic
⺮ (bamboo) gives the meaning and 前 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
射箭shèjiàn
archery; to shoot an arrow
弓箭gōngjiàn
bow and arrow
箭头jiàntóu
arrowhead; arrow symbol
火箭炮huǒjiànpào
rocket artillery
火箭弹huǒjiàndàn
rocket (artillery)
挡箭牌dǎngjiànpái
arrow-blocking shield; (fig.) pretext; cover; sth used to deflect blame, criticism or pressure
火箭筒huǒjiàntǒng
bazooka; rocket launcher
暗箭ànjiàn
attack by a hidden enemy; a stab in the back
一箭之仇yījiànzhīchóu
a wrong suffered (idiom); old grievance; previous defeat
一箭双雕yījiànshuāngdiāo
lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom); to kill two birds with one stone
绿箭Lǜjiàn
Wrigley's Doublemint (brand)
箭竹jiànzhú
bamboo (genus Fargesia)
箭靶jiànbǎ
archery target; (fig.) target of criticism, pressure, attack or blame
光阴似箭guāngyīnsìjiàn
time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
令箭lìngjiàn
arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority); fig. instructions from one's superiors
箭牌Jiànpái
Wrigley (chewing gum company)
箭杆jiàngǎn
arrow shaft
归心似箭guīxīnsìjiàn
with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom)