shǐ

common
ancient

Meaning of

矢 means arrow; projectile weapon; swear; pledge solemnly. Pronounced shǐ.

  • arrow; projectile weapon
  • swear; pledge solemnly
  • same as 屎; feces

Character Info

Radical
Strokes5
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

kāi
gōng
 
shàng
le
zhī
jiàn
 

He pulled back the bow and nocked an arrow.

Liú
shǐ
zhòng
le
de
jiān
bǎng
 

A stray arrow hit his shoulder.

Fēi
shǐ
diàn
 
zhuǎn
shùn
zhì
 

Flying arrows are as fast as lightning, arriving in the blink of an eye.

de
jiàn
dài
zhuāng
mǎn
le
tiě
 

His quiver was full of iron arrowheads.

Yǒu
de
fàng
shǐ
cái
néng
gāo
mìng
zhòng
 

Only by targeting the mark can you improve your hit rate.