Definitions
(noun)
arrow; dart
Etymology
Pictograph of an arrow.
About
The character "矢" originated as a pictograph of an arrow, with its form evolving into the present stylized configuration. Its etymology is directly associated with the object it depicts, and the primary meaning of "arrow" has been consistently used. In classical Chinese, through phonetic borrowing, "矢" also took on the meaning of "to vow" or "to swear". The modern character is structurally simple, consisting of five strokes and serving as its own radical without additional components.
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这是一个矢量图。
他射出了一支箭矢。
矢量在物理中很重要。
他矢志要成为一名医生。
这支箭矢的速度非常快。
我们需要计算这个矢量的大小。
古代战争中，矢石是常用的武器。
在矢量分析中，我们经常处理矢量的微分和积分。