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Chinese symbol for “arrowhead”

箭头
jiàn tóu
Traditional: 箭頭
arrowhead; arrow symbol

The closest CC-CEDICT match for arrowhead is 箭头 (jiàn tóu), defined as: arrowhead; arrow symbol.

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

箭 jiàn
arrow; a type of bamboo
radical 118 ⽵ · 15 strokes
头 tóu
head; chief, boss; first, top
radical 37 ⼤ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “arrowhead”

WordPinyinMeaning
镞 (鏃)zúarrowhead; sharp
箭镞 (箭鏃)jiàn zúarrowhead
慈姑cí guarrowhead (Sagittaria subulata, a water plant)
茨菰cí guarrowhead (Sagittaria subulata, a water plant)
砮nǔflint; (metonym) arrowhead

Related words

Other words that share a character with 箭头.

WordPinyinMeaning
火箭huǒ jiànrocket; measure word: 枚 (méi)
射箭shè jiànarchery; to shoot an arrow
弓箭gōng jiànbow and arrow
运载火箭 (運載火箭)yùn zài huǒ jiàncarrier rocket
火箭炮huǒ jiàn pàorocket artillery
头发 (頭髮)tóu fahair (on the head)
街头 (街頭)jiē tóustreet
镜头 (鏡頭)jìng tóucamera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “arrowhead”.

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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