Character Contained In References Comments
Simplified Traditional Ancient forms Archaic forms
traditional formhandwritten form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
入
Mandarin
shi3
English
Definitions
arrow; dart; to promise; swear; vow
Etymology
Notes
Pictograph: an arrow (pointing up): archaic form shows the arrow embedded in a target; this character was sometimes confused with man 大 because it was often written the same