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箭 = 竹 + 前

箭 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “arrow”. It is built from 竹 (bamboo) and 前 (in front). It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword
arrow
Pinyin (Mandarin)
jiàn
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
стрела
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
箭 arrow shaft

Decomposition

ids

  1. 竹 bamboo
  2. 前 in front

Characters that contain 箭

How to find 箭 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bamboo” + “in front”. 箭 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 箭 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.