archaic
surname

Meaning of

弋 means to shoot birds with a stringed arrow; a stringed arrow used for shooting birds. Pronounced yì.

  • to shoot birds with a stringed arrow
  • a stringed arrow used for shooting birds
  • surname Yi

Character Info

Radical
Strokes3

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Liè
rén
huò
le
zhǐ
yàn
 

The hunter caught a wild goose with a stringed arrow.

shí
hou
 
rén
men
xué
shè
huò
shí
 

In ancient times, people learned to shoot with stringed arrows to obtain food.

yàn
shì
dài
de
shòu
liè
huó
dòng
 

Shooting ducks and geese with stringed arrows was a hunting activity in ancient times.