Chinese symbol for “arrow”
箭
jiàn
arrow; measure word: 支 (zhī)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for arrow is 箭 (jiàn), defined as: arrow; measure word: 支 (zhī).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “arrow”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 箭.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 火箭 | huǒ jiàn | rocket; measure word: 枚 (méi) |
| 射箭 | shè jiàn | archery; to shoot an arrow |
| 弓箭 | gōng jiàn | bow and arrow |
| 运载火箭 (運載火箭) | yùn zài huǒ jiàn | carrier rocket |
| 箭头 (箭頭) | jiàn tóu | arrowhead; arrow symbol |
| 火箭炮 | huǒ jiàn pào | rocket artillery |
See also: Japanese symbol for “arrow”.
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.