Read Edit View history Discussion 弋 yì to shoot Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Originally a pictograph of a sharp wooden stick with a pointed bottom, similar to 才. The meaning later expanded to "arrow" and "shoot". Pinyin Separate values with commas yì × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 弋 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 164, 422 ], [ 226, 420 ], [ 630, 548 ], [ 678, 556 ], [ 715, 553 ] ], [ [ 348, 749 ], [ 385, 740 ], [ 418, 719 ], [ 463, 554 ], [ 533, 378 ], [ 611, 238 ], [ 647, 187 ], [ 704, 123 ], [ 771, 70 ], [ 803, 57 ], [ 837, 52 ], [ 855, 92 ], [ 881, 223 ] ], [ [ 622, 787 ], [ 716, 732 ], [ 745, 693 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 514 484 Q 565 503 707 536 Q 720 536 728 552 Q 728 567 700 575 Q 661 596 576 560 Q 536 545 498 529 L 452 513 Q 428 506 169 434 Q 136 427 164 409 Q 206 382 240 395 Q 340 431 468 470 L 514 484 Z", "M 468 470 Q 603 125 788 20 Q 854 -23 883 -20 Q 904 -14 893 14 Q 887 62 888 201 Q 887 226 878 227 Q 875 227 835 130 Q 819 88 790 98 Q 780 102 767 109 Q 625 208 514 484 L 498 529 Q 461 638 458 713 Q 462 759 400 769 Q 360 778 341 766 Q 322 756 335 736 Q 392 702 399 667 Q 426 583 452 513 L 468 470 Z", "M 646 745 Q 680 718 717 685 Q 732 672 749 673 Q 759 674 765 688 Q 769 704 759 735 Q 747 771 639 795 Q 623 798 616 795 Q 610 791 613 777 Q 617 767 646 745 Z" ] } 3 strokes 弋 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 164, 422 ], [ 226, 420 ], [ 630, 548 ], [ 678, 556 ], [ 715, 553 ] ], [ [ 348, 749 ], [ 385, 740 ], [ 418, 719 ], [ 463, 554 ], [ 533, 378 ], [ 611, 238 ], [ 647, 187 ], [ 704, 123 ], [ 771, 70 ], [ 803, 57 ], [ 837, 52 ], [ 855, 92 ], [ 881, 223 ] ], [ [ 622, 787 ], [ 716, 732 ], [ 745, 693 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 514 484 Q 565 503 707 536 Q 720 536 728 552 Q 728 567 700 575 Q 661 596 576 560 Q 536 545 498 529 L 452 513 Q 428 506 169 434 Q 136 427 164 409 Q 206 382 240 395 Q 340 431 468 470 L 514 484 Z", "M 468 470 Q 603 125 788 20 Q 854 -23 883 -20 Q 904 -14 893 14 Q 887 62 888 201 Q 887 226 878 227 Q 875 227 835 130 Q 819 88 790 98 Q 780 102 767 109 Q 625 208 514 484 L 498 529 Q 461 638 458 713 Q 462 759 400 769 Q 360 778 341 766 Q 322 756 335 736 Q 392 702 399 667 Q 426 583 452 513 L 468 470 Z", "M 646 745 Q 680 718 717 685 Q 732 672 749 673 Q 759 674 765 688 Q 769 704 759 735 Q 747 771 639 795 Q 623 798 616 795 Q 610 791 613 777 Q 617 767 646 745 Z" ] } 3 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.