Arrow in Chinese: 箭 (jiàn)

jiàn

arrow

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Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄢˋ

jiàn

/ j/ i/ anˋ/ fourth tone

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  • 那支箭正好射中了目标。

    nà zhī jiàn zhèng hǎo shè zhōng le mù biāo。

    That arrow hit the target dead-on.

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