Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 箭矢
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
rocket; CL:枚[mei2]
有的放矢yǒudì-fàngshǐlit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom); fig. to have a clear objective
箭头jiàn tóuarrowhead; arrow symbol
箭步jiàn bùsudden big stride forward
射箭shè jiànarchery; to shoot an arrow
响箭xiǎng jiànwhistling arrow (used in ancient times as a signal)