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箭
jiàn
1. arrow
2. CL:[[支<zhī>]]
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 15 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

箭
jiàn
arrow; a type of bamboo
HSK 6 15 丶

Compound Words (20)

令箭
lìngjiàn
arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority)
契箭
qìjiàn
arrow used as a token of authority (by field commanders)
射箭
shèjiàn
archery
弓箭
gōngjiàn
bow and arrow
暗箭
ànjiàn
attack by a hidden enemy
火箭
huǒjiàn
rocket
HSK 6
箭杆
jiàngǎn
arrow shaft
箭步
jiànbù
sudden big stride forward
箭竹
jiànzhú
bamboo (genus Fargesia)
箭镞
jiànzú
arrowhead
箭头
jiàntóu
arrowhead
箭鱼
jiànyú
variant of [[劍魚|剑鱼<jiànyú>]]
绿箭
Lǚjiàn
Wrigley's Doublemint (brand)
茅箭
Máojiàn
Maojian district of Shiyan city [[十堰市<Shíyànshì>]], Hubei
袖箭
xiùjiàn
spring-loaded arrow concealed in one's sleeve
钢箭
gāngjiàn
iron arrow
上箭头
shàngjiàntóu
up-pointing arrow
下箭头
xiàjiàntóu
down-pointing arrow
右箭头
yòujiàntóu
right-pointing arrow
天箭座
Tiānjiànzuò
Sagitta (constellation)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,495
Word Frequency Rank
3,579 of 84,292

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