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

Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 弋
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
to cruise | ||
to shoot | ||
Yiyang county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi | ||
Yiyang county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi |
Component uses
Iconic component in 1 character (1 verified)
Sources
季旭昇《說文新證》p.857-858