矢(shǐ)

HSK 7-95 strokes

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Character information

Pinyin
shǐ
Meaning
arrow; dart; straight; to vow; to swear; old variant of 屎[shi3]
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 矢 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿻丿天

An arrow pointing upwards

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

丿piě天tiān

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write 矢 step by step

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

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Words with 矢

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

yǒu有dì的fàng放shǐ矢
HSK 7-9

lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom)

Open 有的放矢 page →
yǒng永shǐ矢

forever

Open 永矢 page →
shǐ矢zhì志

to take an oath to do sth; to pledge; to vow

Open 矢志 page →
shǐ矢liàng量

(math.) vector

Open 矢量 page →
wú无dì的fàng放shǐ矢

to shoot without aim (idiom); fig. to speak without thinking

Open 无的放矢 page →
zhòng众shǐ矢zhī之dì的

lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism

Open 众矢之的 page →
shǐ矢kǒu口fǒu否rèn认

to deny flatly

Open 矢口否认 page →

Related characters

More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 矢’s common words

有的放永志量无众

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