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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)

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

Metadata

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

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