TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
箭
ㄐㄧㄢˋ · jiàn
noun — an arrow
字源 FORM — what the parts do
ITqián → jiàn — q and j stay in one family; tone moves
An arrow's shaft is cut from bamboo (竹), so the grass-top sits over the sound. 前 qián carries it — the same piece in 剪 and 煎. The thing that flies straight ahead: 箭矢、射箭、箭步.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一截竹子（竹）削尖，搭上弓——往前（前）就飛出去了。
A length of bamboo (竹) shaved to a point, set on the bow — and it's away, straight ahead (前).
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)箭矢— an arrow常用
→射箭— archery; to shoot arrows
⇒箭步— an arrow's stride — a quick dart forward
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension