箭

箭	U+7BAD, 箭 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7BAD

← 箬
[U+7BAC]

CJK Unified Ideographs

箮 →
[U+7BAE]

Translingual

Han character

箭 (Kangxi radical 118, 竹+9, 15 strokes, cangjie input 竹廿月弓 (HTBN), four-corner 8822₁, composition ⿱𥫗前)

References

KangXi: page 889, character 34

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 26193

Dae Jaweon: page 1317, character 13

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 2994, character 8

Unihan data for U+7BAD

Chinese

trad.		箭
simp. ^#		箭

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (前) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
媊	ʔslel, ʔslenʔ
煎	ʔslen, ʔslens
湔	ʔslen, ʔslens, ʔsleːn, zleːn
鬋	ʔslen, ʔslenʔ, *ʔslens
剪	*ʔslenʔ
翦	*ʔslenʔ
譾	*ʔslenʔ
揃	*ʔslenʔ
箭	*ʔslens
葥	*ʔslens
前	*zleːn
騚	*zleːn
歬	*zleːn

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔslens) : semantic 竹 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 前 (OC *zleːn).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): jiàn (jian⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ
(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җян (ži͡an, III)
Cantonese (Jyutping): zin³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chien
Min Dong (BUC): ciéng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): chiàn / chìⁿ
(Teochew, Peng'im): zin³
Wu (Wiktionary): ji (T2)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiàn
  - Wade–Giles: chien⁴
  - Yale: jyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiann
  - Palladius: цзянь (czjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɛn⁵¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җян (ži͡an, III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiæ̃⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zin³
  - Yale: jin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzin³
  - Guangdong Romanization: jin³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːn³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chien
  - Hakka Romanization System: jien
  - Hagfa Pinyim: jian⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕi̯en⁵⁵/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ciéng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siɛŋ²¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiàn / chìⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tsiàn / tsìnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciexn, cvix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɛn²¹/, /t͡ɕĩ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɛn⁴¹/, /t͡ɕĩ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɛn²¹/, /t͡ɕĩ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɛn¹¹/, /t͡ɕĩ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɛn²¹/, /t͡ɕĩ²¹/

Note:

chiàn - literary;
chìⁿ - vernacular.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zin³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsìⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sĩ²¹³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ji (T2)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁴/

Middle Chinese: /t͡siᴇn^H/

Rime
Character	箭
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	精 (13)
Final (韻)	仙 (77)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	子賤切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡siᴇn^H/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡siɛn^H/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sjæn^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sian^H/
Li Rong	/t͡siɛn^H/
Wang Li	/t͡sĭɛn^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡si̯ɛn^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zin³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[ts]en-s/
(Zhengzhang): /*ʔslens/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	箭
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	jiàn
Middle Chinese	‹ tsjen^H ›
Old Chinese	/*[ts]en-s/
English	arrow
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	箭
Reading #	1/1
No.	10250
Phonetic component	前
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	箭
Old Chinese	/*ʔslens/

Definitions

箭

(archery, weaponry) arrow (Classifier: 支)
type of bamboo

Synonyms

(arrow): 矢 (shǐ)

Compounds

Derived terms from 箭

一箭
一箭上垛
一箭之仇
一箭之地 (yījiànzhīdì)
中暗箭
中箭 (zhòngjiàn)
令箭 (lìngjiàn)
令箭荷花
似箭如梭
光子火箭
冷箭 (lěngjiàn)
刀箭 (dāojiàn)
半箭之功
吹箭
哨箭
契箭
奔箭
如箭在弦
孔明借箭
宇宙火箭
射箭 (shèjiàn)
弓箭 (gōngjiàn)
弓箭手 (gōngjiànshǒu)
弓箭步 (gōngjiànbù)
弩箭
扯弓搭箭 (chě gōng dā jiàn)
折箭 (zhéjiàn)
拈弓搭箭
放冷箭
放箭 (fàngjiàn)
暗箭 (ànjiàn)
暗箭中人
毒箭
漏箭
火牌令箭
火箭 (huǒjiàn)
火箭炮 (huǒjiànpào)
火箭筒 (huǒjiàntǒng)
短箭

筒箭
箭也似的
箭嘴 (zin3 zeoi2) (Cantonese)
箭囊
箭在弦上
箭垛
箭垛子
箭步 (jiànbù)
箭法
箭漏
箭石
箭穿鴈嘴
箭窗
箭竹 (jiànzhú)
箭筈
箭衣
箭袋
箭袖
箭靶 (jiànbǎ)
箭靶子 (jiànbǎzi)
茅箭 (Máojiàn)
赤箭
遮箭牌 (zhējiànpái)
韶光似箭
骲箭 (bójiàn)
一箭雙鵰／一箭双雕 (yījiànshuāngdiāo)
亂箭／乱箭
亂箭攢心／乱箭攒心
亂箭穿心／乱箭穿心
偎風躲箭／偎风躲箭
傳箭／传箭
光陰似箭／光阴似箭 (guāngyīn sì jiàn)
制動火箭／制动火箭
剗子箭／刬子箭
南金東箭／南金东箭
弓折箭盡／弓折箭尽
弩箭離絃／弩箭离弦
張弓簇箭／张弓簇箭
彎弓搭箭／弯弓搭箭

打箭爐／打箭炉 (Dǎjiànlú)
折箭為誓／折箭为誓 (zhéjiànwéishì)
插箭遊營／插箭游营
擋箭牌／挡箭牌 (dǎngjiànpái)
明槍暗箭／明枪暗箭
暗箭傷人／暗箭伤人 (ànjiànshāngrén)
暗箭明鎗／暗箭明枪
暗箭難防／暗箭难防
東南竹箭／东南竹箭
東箭南金／东箭南金
棄弓折箭／弃弓折箭
歸心似箭／归心似箭 (guīxīnsìjiàn)
歸心如箭／归心如箭
比箭掄拳／比箭抡拳
火箭彈／火箭弹 (huǒjiàndàn)
發箭／发箭 (fājiàn)
箭不虛發／箭不虚发
箭壺／箭壶
箭書／箭书
箭柄魚／箭柄鱼
箭桿／箭杆 (jiàngān)
箭樓／箭楼
箭無虛發／箭无虚发
箭蟲／箭虫
箭豬／箭猪 (jiànzhū)
箭鏃／箭镞 (jiànzú)
箭頭／箭头 (jiàntóu)
箭頭文字／箭头文字
箭馳／箭驰
箭魚／箭鱼 (jiànyú)
萬箭攢心／万箭攒心
萬箭穿心／万箭穿心
藥箭／药箭
號箭／号箭
連珠箭／连珠箭
鈚箭／𬬫箭
銀箭／银箭
開弓沒有回頭箭／开弓没有回头箭 (kāigōng méiyǒu huítóu jiàn)
響箭／响箭 (xiǎngjiàn)

Japanese

Kanji

箭

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

Go-on: せん (sen)
Kan-on: せん (sen)
Kun: や (ya, 箭)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
箭
や Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Noun

Kanji in this term
箭
や Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

箭(や) • (ya)

Alternative spelling of 矢 (“arrow”).

Korean

Hanja

箭 (eumhun 화살 전 (hwasal jeon))

Hanja form^? of 전 (“arrow”).

Vietnamese

Han character

箭: Hán Nôm readings: tiến, tiễn, tên

Hán tự in this term
箭

Noun

箭

chữ Hán form of tiễn (“arrow”).