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shǐ (shi3)
Radical no. 111 · 5 strokes (第 111 部首 · 5 画 dì 111 bùshǒu · 5 huà)
Radical ⽮ (shǐ) — meaning: arrow, 5 strokes.
Origin & mnemonic
The arrow radical originates from a pictograph of an arrow in oracle-bone and seal script. The early form depicts an arrow with a sharp point and fletching to indicate direction.
Mnemonic: Remember the arrow radical by its shape—a straight arrow with a sharp point and fletching clearly visible.
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
13 characters- 矢shǐ
arrow
5 strokes
- 矣yǐ
classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5]
HSK 77 strokes
- 知zhī
to know
8 strokes
- 矦hóu
old variant of 侯[hou2]
9 strokes
- 矧shěn
(interrog.)
9 strokes
- 矨yǐng
short and small
9 strokes
- 矩jǔ
variant of 矩[ju3]
9 strokes
- 矫jiǎo
to correct
11 strokes
- 短duǎn
short
HSK 212 strokes
- 矬cuó
short
12 strokes
- 矮ǎi
(of a person) short
HSK 413 strokes
- 矰zēng
arrow with a streamer
17 strokes
- 矱yuē
standard
18 strokes
Quick check
A few short questions. No score kept, no account needed.
Question 1 of 5
Which radical is the main radical of 矰?
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.