Spot 矢
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
矢 component
shǐ · arrow, dart; to vow, to swear
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 矢
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue矢Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 矢.
短=
+豆
族=
方+𠂉
矮=
+委
矣=
厶
医=
匚
知=
+口
侯=
亻
矦=
厃
矩=
+巨
矧=
+引
候=
亻+丨
疾=
疒
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 矢 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
时候shíhou
time
HSK 3.0 · L1医生yīshēngdoctor
HSK 3.0 · L1医院yīyuànhospital
HSK 3.0 · L1知道zhīdàoto know
HSK 3.0 · L1小时候xiǎoshíhouin one's childhood
HSK 3.0 · L2矮ǎiHSK 3.0 · L3短duǎnshort
HSK 3.0 · L3短裤duǎnkùshort pants
HSK 3.0 · L3短信duǎnxìntext message
HSK 3.0 · L4民族mínzúnationality
HSK 3.0 · L4气候qìhòuHSK 3.0 · L4通知tōngzhīto notify
HSK 3.0 · L4