矢

shǐ

Radical: 矢 pictographic

Components & Etymology

矢 decomposes into the following components:

丿 天

Words containing 矢

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 矢.

永矢
yǒng shǐ
forever
矢志
shǐ zhì
to take an oath to do sth
矢量
shǐ liàng
vector (spatial)
箭矢
jiàn shǐ
幺并矢
yāo bìng shǐ
idemfactor (expressing a vector as sum of its three orthogonal projections)
一矢中的
yī shǐ zhòng dì
to hit the target with a single shot
众矢之的
zhòng shǐ zhī dì
lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom)
无的放矢
wú dì fàng shǐ
to shoot without aim (idiom)
有的放矢
yǒu dì fàng shǐ
lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom)
矢口否认
shǐ kǒu fǒu rèn
to deny flatly

Related characters (radical 矢)

Characters that share the radical 矢.

矣 知 矦 矧 矩 矫 矬 短 矮 矯

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