矢 — Chinese character
矢
shǐ
arrow, dart; to vow, to swear
- Pinyin
- shǐ
- Radical
- 111 ⽮ (Arrow)
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- 丿 天
- Formation
- pictographic — An arrow pointing upwards
- Japanese
- 矢 as a kanji
Common words with 矢
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 矢量 | shǐ liàng | (math.) vector |
| 众矢之的 (眾矢之的) | zhòng shǐ zhī dì | lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism; attacked on all sides |
| 有的放矢 | yǒu dì fàng shǐ | lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom); fig. to have a clear objective |
| 矢志 (矢誌) | shǐ zhì | to take an oath to do sth; to pledge |
| 矢口否认 (矢口否認) | shǐ kǒu fǒu rèn | to deny flatly |
| 无的放矢 (無的放矢) | wú dì fàng shǐ | to shoot without aim (idiom); fig. to speak without thinking; firing blindly |
| 箭矢 | jiàn shǐ | arrow; measure word: 支 (zhī) |
| 一矢中的 | yī shǐ zhòng dì | to hit the target with a single shot; to say something spot on (idiom) |
| 幺并矢 (么並矢) | yāo bìng shǐ | idemfactor (math.) |
| 永矢 | yǒng shǐ | forever |
矢 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 3 · Art of War 1 · I Ching 4 · Mencius 9 · Zhuangzi 6
- Analects 6.26
- Analects 15.6
- Art of War 2.13–14
- Hexagram 21
- Hexagram 35
- Hexagram 40
- Hexagram 56
- Mencius 1B.5
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