箭 jiàn arrow

Made up of [⺮ zhú bamboo radical 118, 前 qián front; forward; ahead ]
Made with 15 strokes.
The 'qian' suggests the sound while 'bamboo' is what they were made from

Related characters


Also uses ⺮ zhú component: 笔 bǐ (pen) 第 dì (ordinal (1st,2nd)) ; 筷 kuài (chopsticks) ; 算 suàn (calculate) ; 笑 xiào (smile)
Also uses 前 qián component: 剪 jiǎn (scissors)

Sounds same

健 jiàn (healthy) ; 见 jiàn (see) ; 渐 jiàn ; 建 jiàn (to establish) ; 间 jiàn (gap)

Different tone

戋 jiān (narrow) ; 艰 jiān (difficult) ; 间 jiān (between) ; 剪 jiǎn (scissors)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

箭在弦上,不得不发 jiàn zài xián shàng, bù dé bù fā Things have reached a point when its necessary for something to be done. No choice
明枪易躲,暗箭难防 míng qiāng yì duǒ, àn jiàn nán fáng It is difficult to guard against furtive attacks
一箭双雕 yī jiàn shuāng diāo Completing two (or more) tasks at the same time. A fortunate coincidence.