矢

矢
shǐ = sh + Ø3
arrow / dart / straight / to vow / to swear / old variant of 屎[shi3]
矢 = 𠂉 + 大 : Sherlock Holmes and the robot are playing darts in the space station. Sherlock Holmes is a sore loser and thus programmed the robot to throw keys instead of real darts.

矢 character breakdown

大
dài = d + ai4
see 大夫[dai4 fu5]
Character component without intrinsic meaning
𠂉 = 丿 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: 𠂉 looks like a key.

Imagine a banana you can't open without putting a key into each of the holes of a flute which is painted on its peel.
大
dà = d + a4
big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
大 = 一 + 人 : The big (大), huge (大) robot (mnemonic symbol for 大) is working out in the ashram's bathroom (a4). He's lifting a flute (一) to which Don Quixote (d) and Neanderthal man (人) are clinging.

Characters with 矢 as component

矰
ze̅ng = z + (e)ng1
arrow with a streamer
矱
yue̅ = yu + e1
standard / norm / Taiwan pr. [huo4]

Words with 矢

众
眾
矢
矢
之
之
的
的
lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom); the butt of public criticism / attacked on all sides
矢
矢
口
口
否
否
认
認
to deny flatly
矢
量
vector (math.)
有
的
放
矢
lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom) / fig. to have a clear objective
矢
矢
志
誌
to take an oath to do sth / to pledge / to vow
无
無
的
的
放
放
矢
矢
to shoot without aim (idiom); fig. to speak without thinking / firing blindly / to shoot in the air / a shot in the dark
一
矢
中
的
to hit the target with a single shot / to say something spot on (idiom)
幺
么
并
並
矢
矢
idemfactor (math.)
永
矢
forever

Sentences with 矢

矢 currently does not appear in any sentence.