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Information of 箭
Pinyin
jiàn
Radical
竹
Strokes
15 strokes
Usage
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Definition
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箭 [jiàn]
名
1. 用弓发射到远处的兵器。
Weapon shot at a distance using a bow: 弓箭 (bow and arrow), 箭镞 (arrowhead), 箭头 (arrow tip), 箭在弦上 (metaphor for urgency—the situation must be addressed).
2. 箭能射到的距离。
The distance an arrow can shoot: 一箭之遥 (a stone's throw away), 箭步 (arrow's stride).
3. 形容急切、迅速。
Describing urgency or swiftness: 归心似箭 (a heart eager to return).
【本义】竹名。箭竹
Original meaning: a type of bamboo known as arrow bamboo.
【造字法】形声。从竹，前声。
Character formation: phonetic compound from bamboo, with the first sound.
1. 同本义 ([En.] China-cane)
Same as the original meaning (China-cane).
【引】
1. 《说文》：箭，矢竹也。
"Shuowen": Arrow refers to bamboo for arrows.
2. 《周礼·职方氏》：其利金锡竹箭。
"Book of Rites": For its effectiveness use gold, tin, and bamboo arrows.
3. 东南之美者，有会稽之竹箭焉。—《尔雅·释地》
"Erya": In the southeast, there are beautiful bamboo arrows.
4. 《礼记·礼器》：如竹箭之有筠也。
"Book of Rites": Just as bamboo arrows have segments.
5. 《仪礼·乡射礼记》：箭筹八十。
"Rites of the Zhou": Eighty arrow tokens.
【例】
又如:箭笋 (嫩笋 from arrow bamboo), 箭茁 (shoot of bamboo), 箭萌 (small shoot of bamboo), 箭筠子竹 (a type of bamboo), 箭笄 (bamboo hairpin).
2. 搭在弓弩上发射的竹制武器 ([En.] arrow)
A bamboo weapon shot from a bow or crossbow.
【引】
1. 《方言九》：自关而东谓之矢，关西曰箭。
"Dialect 9": East of the pass it's called a dart, west of it, an arrow.
2. 《韩非子·十过》：吾奈无箭何?
"Han Feizi": What can I do without arrows?
3. 吴均《与朱元思书》：急湍甚箭。
"Wu Jun": The swift current is as fast as an arrow.
4. 唐·杜甫《兵车行》：行人弓箭各在腰。
"Du Fu": Travelers carry bows and arrows at their waist.
5. 《资治通鉴》：船往如箭。
"Zizhitongjian": The ship moved like an arrow.
【例】
又如:箭羽 (feathers on the arrow), 箭衣 (clothes worn by archers for protection, later becoming a formal robe), 箭壶 (quiver for arrows), 箭袖 (horse hoof sleeves to aid with archery).
3. 古代置计时器漏壶下用以指示时刻之物 ([En.] handle of water clock)
In ancient times, a device used below a water clock to indicate time.
【引】
1. 王维《冬晚对雪忆胡处士家》：寒更传晓箭，清镜览衰颜。
"Wang Wei": The cold bell tells the dawn like an arrow, the mirror reflects my fading face.
【例】
又如:箭水 (the water in the water clock), 箭刻 (standard markings on the water clock), 箭漏 (an ancient timekeeping device known as a water clock), 箭滴 (water droplets that fell, guiding time; "滴" refers to water dripping from the clock).
The arrow is fitted to the string. / a point of no return / like an arrow on the bowstring / There can be no turning back.
arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority) / fig. instructions from one's superiors
Input Method for 箭
Pinyin
jian4
Wubi
tuej
Cangjie
htbn
Zhengma
muqk
Four Corner
88221
Unicode
U+7bad
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