The traditional Chinese character for arrow is arrow.
The pronunciation of arrow is: shǐ, and the strokes are five strokes. The meaning of the Chinese character: The character "Ya" means "arrow", which is a weapon used for shooting. In Chinese characters, its basic meaning is the image of an arrow shooting toward a target.
The vector characters have not changed much in history, and the traditional characters are still the same as the simplified characters. This is because arrow (shǐ) is a relatively basic and common character among Chinese characters. Its shape itself is relatively simple and there is not much room for change.
In addition, in practical applications, due to the different usage areas of traditional and simplified characters, in places such as Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, the use of traditional characters is relatively common, so the form of traditional characters is relatively stable. . In mainland China, due to the promotion of simplified characters, the scope of use of traditional characters has gradually decreased, so some traditional characters may evolve and deform to a certain extent.
In classical Chinese, the word "arrow" is usually used to represent arrows, and sometimes it is also extended to mean direction or target. The following are some examples of the word "arrow" in classical Chinese:
1. If the arrow is not missed, it must hit the enemy's heart. From "Historical Records: Biography of Pingyuan Jun Yu Qing".
2. Those who are virtuous are arrows, and those who are resentful are arrows. Those who hate will shoot others with hatred, and those with virtue will shoot others with virtue. From "Mencius: Try Your Heart".
3. Qi Fang knew the difficulties, so he did not complain and died with the target in mind. From "Zuo Zhuan·The Fourth Year of Duke Xi".
The development history of traditional Chinese characters
1. The evolution of ancient Chinese characters: The earliest Chinese characters were engraved on ancient characters such as oracle bones and bronze inscriptions, with complex shapes and many lines and strokes. As time went by, the glyphs were gradually simplified and entered the seal script period.
2. From seal script to official script: Seal script is a writing form of ancient Chinese characters, but in practical application, its complexity makes writing difficult. Later, official script came into being, which became more simplified and became a more practical way of writing.
3. Regular script and running script: Regular script further developed on the basis of official script and became the basic style for writing Chinese characters. Later, running script combined the sketching characteristics of cursive script and the clarity of regular script, becoming an important form in the development of calligraphy.