弋 (yì) - To shoot with a string-attached arrow & a small wooden stake

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yì ｜ 3 strokes ｜ radical: 弋

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弋 · yì

To shoot with a string-attached arrow;

a small wooden stake;

hunt;

also used as a phonetic component in characters.

To shoot with a string-attached arrowa small wooden stakehunt

Usage highlights

Shooting with tethered arrowsHunting with retrieval cordsWooden stakeBird huntingFishing stakeBoundary marker

Synonyms

  • 射— to shoot (with bow and arrow)
  • 猎— to hunt
  • 桩— wooden stake

Antonyms

  • 放— to release, let go (opposite of tethered shooting)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He practiced shooting with retrieval cords (弋射).
  • They used wooden stakes (弋桩) for marking boundaries.
  • The ancient hunting method involved tethered arrows (弋猎).

Collocations

  • Shooting with tethered arrows(弋射)
  • Hunting with retrieval cords(弋猎)
  • Wooden stake(弋桩)
  • Bird hunting(弋鸟)
  • Fishing stake(弋钓)
  • Boundary marker(弋界)

Idioms

  • Shooting birds with retrieval cords(弋人何篡)
  • Hunting with tethered arrows(弋不射宿)
  • The hunter's dilemma(弋者何慕)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally depicted a wooden stake or peg with a retrieval cord, used for hunting birds by shooting arrows that could be pulled back.
  • Later extended to mean any small wooden stake used for marking boundaries or as an anchor.
  • Appears as a phonetic component in characters like 式, 代, 忒.

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