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arrow with a streamer
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The character 矰 combines the arrow radical 矫 with the phonetic component 曾, denoting a specialized short arrow with a silk thread attached to its shaft. This design allowed hunters to shoot down birds and retrieve them easily by pulling the string. The radical 矢 classifies it within the semantic category of projectiles and archery equipment, while 曾 indicates its pronunciation, reflecting a precise hunting vocabulary that distinguished arrow types by function and design.
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