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射箭

shèjiàn
verb #20,092

Meanings

  1. 1 to shoot an arrow
  2. 2 archery

Examples

他从小练习射箭，技术精湛。
Tā cóng xiǎo liànxí shèjiàn, jìshù jīngzhàn.
He has practiced archery since childhood and has excellent skills.
射箭是古代军事训练的重要科目。
Shèjiàn shì gǔdài jūnshì xùnliàn de zhòngyào kēmù.
Archery was an important subject in ancient military training.

Tips

culture
射 (archery) is one of the Confucian Six Arts (六艺), the six disciplines every educated gentleman was expected to master in ancient China, alongside rites, music, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics.

Stroke Order

射 shè
箭 jiàn