钢箭

鋼箭
gāngjiàn
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 steel arrow
  2. 2 iron arrow

Examples

HSK 7-9
Gǔdài jiànglǐng yòng gāngjiàn shè chuān díjūn dùnpái.
Ancient generals used steel arrows to pierce enemy shields.
HSK 7-9
Tā shè chū yì zhī gāngjiàn, zhèngzhòng bǎ xīn.
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, alone or 箭矢 (jiànshǐ) is more natural; modern competition arrows are usually carbon (碳箭, tànjiàn) or aluminum, not steel.

Stroke Order

gāng
jiàn