射箭

shèjiàn
verb #20,092

Meanings

  1. 1 to shoot an arrow
  2. 2 archery

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā cóngxiǎo liànxí shèjiàn, jìshù jīngzhàn.
He has practiced archery since childhood and has excellent skills.
HSK 7-9
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