箭(jiàn)

HSK 615 strokes

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Character information

Pinyin
jiàn
Meaning
arrow; CL:支[zhi1]
Strokes
15
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 箭 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱⺮前

In this compound, the meaning comes from ⺮ (bamboo); 前 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

⺮前qián

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 箭 step by step

15 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 箭

Common words using 箭 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

huǒ火jiàn箭
HSK 6

rocket

Open 火箭 page →
lìng令jiàn箭

arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority); fig…

Open 令箭 page →
qì契jiàn箭

arrow used as a token of authority (by field commanders)

Open 契箭 page →
shè射jiàn箭

archery; to shoot an arrow

Open 射箭 page →
yī一jiàn箭shuāng双diāo雕

lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom)

Open 一箭双雕 page →
guāng光yīn阴sì似jiàn箭

time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!

Open 光阴似箭 page →
gōng弓jiàn箭

bow and arrow

Open 弓箭 page →
gōng弓jiàn箭shǒu手

archer

Open 弓箭手 page →

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火令契射一双雕光

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