to shoot

Originally a pictograph of a sharp wooden stick, similar to . The meaning later expanded to "arrow" and "shoot".

Evolution

弋 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
弋 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
弋 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
弋 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
弋 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

catch, arrest; shoot with bow; to shoot

Most common words with 弋
Freq.
Word
Meaning

游弋

to cruise

to shoot

弋阳

Yiyang county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi

弋阳县

Yiyang county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (0 verified)

Sound component in 6 characters (2 verified)

Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)