Usage of the character 箭
jiàn
箭
[箭]
- arrow
- CL:支 (zhī)
shèjiàn
射箭
[射箭]
- archery
- to shoot an arrow
jiànbù
箭步
[箭步]
- sudden big stride forward
Jiànpái
箭牌
[箭牌]
- Wrigley (chewing gum company)
jiànshǐ
箭矢
[箭矢]
- arrow
- CL:支 (zhī)
jiànzhú
箭竹
[箭竹]
- bamboo (genus Fargesia)
jiàntóu
箭头
[箭頭]
- arrowhead
- arrow symbol
Máojiàn
茅箭
[茅箭]
- Maojian district of Shiyan city 十堰市 ( Shíyànshì), Hubei
xiùjiàn
袖箭
[袖箭]
- spring-loaded arrow concealed in one's sleeve
gāngjiàn
钢箭
[鋼箭]
- iron arrow
huǒjiàn
火箭
[火箭]
- rocket
- CL:枚 (méi)
jiànyú
箭鱼
[箭魚]
- variant of 劍魚／剑鱼 (jiànyú)
gōngjiàn
弓箭
[弓箭]
- bow and arrow
Lüjiàn
绿箭
[綠箭]
- Wrigley's Doublemint (brand)
ànjiàn
暗箭
[暗箭]
- attack by a hidden enemy; a stab in the back
xiǎngjiàn
响箭
[響箭]
- whistling arrow (used in ancient times as a signal)
jiàngǎn
箭杆
[箭桿]
- arrow shaft
lìngjiàn
令箭
[令箭]
- arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority)
- fig. instructions from one's superiors
qìjiàn
契箭
[契箭]
- arrow used as a token of authority (by field commanders)
jiànzú
箭镞
[箭鏃]
- arrowhead
xiàjiàntóu
下箭头
[下箭頭]
- down-pointing arrow
zuǒjiàntóu
左箭头
[左箭頭]
- left-pointing arrow
yòujiàntóu
右箭头
[右箭頭]
- right-pointing arrow
dǎngjiànpái
挡箭牌
[擋箭牌]
- shield
- (fig.) excuse
Huǒjiànjūn
火箭军
[火箭軍]
- Rocket Force, branch of the PLA responsible for tactical and strategic missiles
jiàndúmù
箭毒木
[箭毒木]
- antiaris, aka upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria)
huǒjiàntǒng
火箭筒
[火箭筒]
- bazooka
- rocket launcher
jiàndúwā
箭毒蛙
[箭毒蛙]
- poison dart frog
huǒjiànpào
火箭炮
[火箭炮]
- rocket artillery
gōngjiànbù
弓箭步
[弓箭步]
- bow-and-arrow step (dance step)
huǒjiàndàn
火箭弹
[火箭彈]
- rocket (artillery)
shàngjiàntóu
上箭头
[上箭頭]
- up-pointing arrow
jiàntóujiàn
箭头键
[箭頭鍵]
- arrow key (on keyboard)
Máojiànqū
茅箭区
[茅箭區]
- Maojian district of Shiyan city 十堰市 ( Shíyànshì), Hubei
Tiānjiànzuò
天箭座
[天箭座]
- Sagitta (constellation)
gōngjiànshǒu
弓箭手
[弓箭手]
- archer
zhùtuīhuǒjiàn
助推火箭
[助推火箭]
- booster rocket
yījiànshuāngdiāo
一箭双雕
[一箭雙鵰]
- lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom)
- to kill two birds with one stone
yòujiàntóujiàn
右箭头键
[右箭頭鍵]
- right arrow key (on keyboard)
zuǒjiàntóujiàn
左箭头键
[左箭頭鍵]
- left arrow key (on keyboard)
shàngjiàntóujiàn
上箭头键
[上箭頭鍵]
- up arrow key (on keyboard)
xiàjiàntóujiàn
下箭头键
[下箭頭鍵]
- down arrow key (on keyboard)
guīxīnsìjiàn
归心似箭
[歸心似箭]
- with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom)
yījiànzhīchóu
一箭之仇
[一箭之仇]
- a wrong suffered (idiom)
- old grievance
- previous defeat
zhòngjiànluòmǎ
中箭落马
[中箭落馬]
- lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
- to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
qiānglínjiànyǔ
枪林箭雨
[槍林箭雨]
- forest of spear, rain of arrows
guāngyīnsìjiàn
光阴似箭
[光陰似箭]
- time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
cǎochuánjièjiàn
草船借箭
[草船借箭]
- lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義／三国演义 ( Sānguó Yǎnyì))
- fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends
wànjiànchuānxīn
万箭穿心
[萬箭穿心]
- lit. to have one's heart pierced by thousands of arrows (idiom)
- fig. overcome with sorrow
- fig. to lambaste; to rip sb to shreds
yùnzàihuǒjiàn
运载火箭
[運載火箭]
- carrier rocket
kāigōngbùfàngjiàn
开弓不放箭
[開弓不放箭]
- lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)
- fig. to bluff
- to be all talk and no action
- false bravado
huǒjiàntuījìnliúdàn
火箭推进榴弹
[火箭推進榴彈]
- rocket-propelled grenade (RPG)
názhejīmáodànglìngjiàn
拿着鸡毛当令箭
[拿著雞毛當令箭]
- to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
kāigōngméiyǒuhuítóujiàn
开弓没有回头箭
[開弓沒有回頭箭]
- lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)
- fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back
- to have to finish what one started
- to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks
míngqiāngyìduǒ,ànjiànnánfáng
明枪易躲，暗箭难防
[明槍易躲，暗箭難防]
- lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
míngqiānghǎoduǒ,ànjiànnánfáng
明枪好躲，暗箭难防
[明槍好躲，暗箭難防]
- lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies