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Chinese symbol for “archery”

射箭
shè jiàn
archery; to shoot an arrow

The closest CC-CEDICT match for archery is 射箭 (shè jiàn), defined as: archery; to shoot an arrow.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

射 shè
to shoot, to eject, to emit
radical 41 ⼨ · 10 strokes
箭 jiàn
arrow; a type of bamboo
radical 118 ⽵ · 15 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 射箭.

WordPinyinMeaning
发射 (發射)fā shèto shoot (a projectile); to fire (a rocket)
辐射 (輻射)fú shèto radiate; radiation
射击 (射擊)shè jīto shoot; to fire (a gun)
注射zhù shèinjection; to inject
反射fǎn shèto reflect; reflection (from a mirror etc)
射线 (射線)shè xiànray
火箭huǒ jiànrocket; measure word: 枚 (méi)
弓箭gōng jiànbow and arrow

See also: Japanese symbol for “archery”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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