钢箭

鋼箭

gāngjiàn

noun

Measure Word

一支钢箭 zhī

Meanings

1 steel arrow
2 iron arrow

Characters

Examples

古代将领用钢箭射穿敌军盾牌。

Gǔdài jiànglǐng yòng gāngjiàn shèchuān díjūn dùnpái.

Ancient generals used steel arrows to pierce enemy shields.

他射出一支钢箭，正中靶心。

Tā shèchū yì zhī gāngjiàn, zhèng zhòng bǎxīn.

He shot a steel arrow that hit the bullseye.

Tips

usage

钢箭 mostly appears in historical fiction, wuxia novels, and game/translation contexts (steel arrows in RPGs). For modern archery, 箭 alone or 箭矢 (jiànshǐ) is more natural; modern competition arrows are usually carbon (碳箭, tànjiàn) or aluminum, not steel.

Stroke Order

钢 gāng

箭 jiàn