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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “arrowhead”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 镞 (鏃) | zú | arrowhead; sharp |
| 箭镞 (箭鏃) | jiàn zú | arrowhead |
| 慈姑 | cí gu | arrowhead (Sagittaria subulata, a water plant) |
| 茨菰 | cí gu | arrowhead (Sagittaria subulata, a water plant) |
| 砮 | nǔ | flint; (metonym) arrowhead |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 箭头.
| 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 |
| 火箭炮 | huǒ jiàn pào | rocket artillery |
| 头发 (頭髮) | tóu fa | hair (on the head) |
| 街头 (街頭) | jiē tóu | street |
| 镜头 (鏡頭) | jìng tóu | camera 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.