弋 — Chinese character
弋
yì
to catch, to arrest; to shoot with a bow
- Pinyin
- yì
- Radical
- 56 ⼷ (Shoot)
- Strokes
- 3
- Formation
- pictographic — Picture of an arrow shot from a bow
- Japanese
- 弋 as a kanji
Common words with 弋
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 游弋 | yóu yì | (of a naval vessel) to cruise; to patrol |
| 巡弋 | xún yì | (of military ships or aircraft) to patrol; to cruise defensively; (of aircraft) to conduct defensive sorties |
弋 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 1 · I Ching 1 · Zhuangzi 3
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