# 箭

| 箭 | U+7BAD, &#31661; 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 8822$_1$, composition ⿱𥫗前)

#### Derived characters

* 𢤣, 擶, 櫤

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: 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
### Glyph origin

| | 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).

### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): jiàn (jian$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җян (ži͡an, III)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zin$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): den$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chien
    (Meixian, Guangdong): jiên$^4$
* Eastern Min (BUC): ciéng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chiàn / chìⁿ
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zin$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$ci
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiàn
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiàn
*** Wade–Giles: chien$^4$
*** Yale: jyàn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiann
*** Palladius: цзянь (czjanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җян (ži͡an, III)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕiæ̃⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zin$^3$
*** Yale: jin
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzin$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: jin$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siːn³³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: den$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ten³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chien
*** Hakka Romanization System: jien
*** Hagfa Pinyim: jian$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡si̯en⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: jiên$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡siɛn⁵³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ciéng
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siɛŋ²¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiàn / chìⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: tsiàn / tsìnn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ciexn, cvix
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɛn²¹/, /t͡sĩ²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛn⁴¹/, /t͡sĩ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛn²¹/, /t͡sĩ²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɛn¹¹/, /t͡sĩ¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛn²¹/, /t͡sĩ²¹/
* chiàn - literary;
* chìⁿ - vernacular.
* Middle Chinese: tsjenH
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 |
| Baxter | tsjenH |
| 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 | zin$^3$ |
* 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 m c mn)
* type of bamboo

#### Synonyms

* (arrow):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 箭, 矢 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 箭 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 箭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 箭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 箭 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 箭 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 箭 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 箭 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 箭 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 箭 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 箭 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 箭 |

### Compounds

* 一箭
* 一箭上垛
* 一箭之仇
* 一箭之地 (yījiànzhīdì)
* 一箭道
* 一箭雙雕／一箭双雕 (yījiànshuāngdiāo)
* 一箭雙鵰／一箭双雕 (yījiànshuāngdiāo)
* 三才箭
* 中暗箭
* 中箭 (zhòngjiàn)
* 亂箭／乱箭
* 亂箭攢心／乱箭攒心
* 亂箭穿心／乱箭穿心
* 二箭
* 五箭
* 令箭 (lìngjiàn)
* 令箭荷花
* 似箭如梭
* 信箭
* 偎風躲箭／偎风躲箭
* 傳箭／传箭
* 光子火箭
* 光陰似箭／光阴似箭 (guāngyīn sì jiàn)
* 光陰如箭／光阴如箭
* 冷箭 (lěngjiàn)
* 刀箭 (dāojiàn)
* 制動火箭／制动火箭
* 剗子箭／刬子箭
* 勘箭
* 十箭
* 半箭之功
* 南金東箭／南金东箭
* 叢箭／丛箭
* 吹箭
* 哨箭
* 壺箭／壶箭
* 夏箭
* 大羽箭
* 奔箭
* 契箭
* 如箭在弦
* 嫩箭
* 孔明借箭
* 宇宙火箭
* 射箭 (shèjiàn)
* 射鬼箭
* 將軍箭／将军箭
* 弓折箭盡／弓折箭尽
* 弓箭 (gōngjiàn)
* 弓箭手 (gōngjiànshǒu)
* 弓箭步 (gōngjiànbù)
* 弓箭社
* 弦上箭
* 弩下逃箭
* 弩箭
* 弦箭
* 弩箭離絃／弩箭离弦
* 張弓簇箭／张弓簇箭
* 彎弓搭箭／弯弓搭箭
* 惑箭
* 打箭爐／打箭炉 (Dǎjiànlú)
* 扯弓搭箭 (chě gōng dā jiàn)
* 折箭 (zhéjiàn)
* 折箭為誓／折箭为誓 (zhéjiànwéishì)
* 拈弓搭箭
* 招箭
* 挂箭
* 插箭遊營／插箭游营
* 擋箭牌／挡箭牌 (dǎngjiànpái)
* 收箭
* 放冷箭
* 放箭 (fàngjiàn)
* 明槍暗箭／明枪暗箭
* 星箭
* 春箭
* 暗箭 (ànjiàn)
* 暗箭中人
* 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
* 曉箭／晓箭
* 更箭
* 木羽弩箭
* 東南竹箭／东南竹箭
* 東箭／东箭
* 東箭南金／东箭南金
* 柳箭
* 棄弓折箭／弃弓折箭
* 棘箭
* 橋箭累弦／桥箭累弦
* 歸心似箭／归心似箭 (guīxīnsìjiàn)
* 歸心如箭／归心如箭
* 毒箭
* 比箭掄拳／比箭抡拳
* 水箭
* 流箭
* 浮箭
* 漏箭
* 激箭
* 火牌令箭
* 火箭 (huǒjiàn)
* 火箭彈／火箭弹 (huǒjiàndàn)
* 火箭炮 (huǒjiànpào)
* 火箭筒 (huǒjiàntǒng)
* 無羽箭／无羽箭
* 狼牙箭
* 玉箭
* 畏刀避箭
* 畫箭／画箭
* 癡箭／痴箭
* 發箭／发箭 (fājiàn)
* 白羽箭
* 百箭
* 短箭
* 石箭 (shíjiàn)
* 破葉箭／破叶箭
* 神箭
* 萬箭攢心／万箭攒心
* 萬箭穿心／万箭穿心
* 秋箭
* 移的就箭
* 端箭
* 竹箭
* 筆箭／笔箭
* 筒箭
* 筠箭
* 箭不虛發／箭不虚发
* 箭也似的
* 箭刻
* 箭嘴 (zin$^3$ zeoi$^2$) (Cantonese)
* 箭囊
* 箭在弦上
* 箭垛
* 箭垛子
* 箭壺／箭壶
* 箭子
* 箭室
* 箭局
* 箭幹／箭干
* 箭幹白／箭干白
* 箭弦
* 箭張／箭张
* 箭徑／箭径
* 箭房
* 箭手
* 箭拔弩張／箭拔弩张
* 箭括
* 箭旗
* 箭書／箭书
* 箭服
* 箭柄魚／箭柄鱼
* 箭栝
* 箭桿／箭杆 (jiàngān)
* 箭樓／箭楼
* 箭步 (jiànbù)
* 箭水
* 箭決／箭决
* 箭波
* 箭法
* 箭滴
* 箭漏
* 箭無虛發／箭无虚发
* 箭猺
* 箭眼
* 箭矢 (jiànshǐ)
* 箭石
* 箭穿雁嘴
* 箭穿鴈嘴
* 箭窗
* 箭端
* 箭竹 (jiànzhú)
* 箭竿
* 箭竿白
* 箭笴
* 箭笄
* 箭筍／箭笋
* 箭筒
* 箭筈
* 箭筩／箭筒
* 箭箙
* 箭箬
* 箭簳
* 箭籌／箭筹
* 箭羽
* 箭腳／箭脚
* 箭苗
* 箭茁
* 箭萌
* 箭蟲／箭虫
* 箭衣
* 箭袋
* 箭袖
* 箭襖／箭袄
* 箭訣／箭诀
* 箭豬／箭猪 (jiànzhū)
* 箭道 (jiàndào)
* 箭金
* 箭鏃／箭镞
* 箭靶 (jiànbǎ)
* 箭靶子 (jiànbǎzi)
* 箭頭／箭头 (jiàntóu)
* 箭頭文字／箭头文字
* 箭風／箭风
* 箭馳／箭驰
* 箭魚／箭鱼 (jiànyú)
* 篠簬之箭／筱簬之箭
* 緩箭／缓箭
* 美箭
* 羽箭
* 耳箭
* 聊城箭
* 脩箭
* 茅箭 (Máojiàn)
* 蒿箭
* 藥箭／药箭
* 號箭／号箭
* 虯箭／虬箭
* 蛇鬚箭／蛇须箭
* 袖箭
* 讒箭／谗箭
* 赤箭
* 越箭
* 路箭
* 逆箭
* 連珠箭／连珠箭
* 連箭／连箭
* 運載火箭／运载火箭 (yùnzài huǒjiàn)
* 遮箭牌 (zhējiànpái)
* 遺箭／遗箭
* 金箭
* 金鏃箭／金镞箭
* 金齪箭／金龊箭
* 鈚子箭／𬬫子箭
* 鈚箭／𬬫箭
* 鈴箭／铃箭
* 銜箭／衔箭
* 銀箭／银箭
* 鍾箭／钟箭
* 鐘箭／钟箭
* 鐵絲箭／铁丝箭
* 鑿子箭／凿子箭
* 開弓沒有回頭箭／开弓没有回头箭 (kāigōng méiyǒu huítóu jiàn)
* 闢仗箭／辟仗箭
* 雄牡箭
* 雄鶻箭／雄鹘箭
* 青箭
* 鞭箭
* 韶光似箭
* 響箭／响箭 (xiǎngjiàn)
* 飛箭／飞箭
* 馬步箭／马步箭
* 骲箭 (bójiàn)
* 髇箭
* 鬼箭
* 魯連箭／鲁连箭
* 鳥箭／鸟箭
* 鳴箭／鸣箭
* 鵠箭／鹄箭
* 鵰翎箭／雕翎箭
* 麗箭／丽箭
* 鼓箭

### Descendants

* → Vietnamese: tên

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

#### Readings

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

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 箭
* や Hyōgai
* kun'yomi

### Noun

* Kanji in this term
* 箭
* や Hyōgai
* 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
* chữ Hán Nôm in this term
* 箭

### Noun

箭
* chữ Hán form of tiễn (“arrow”).