Today’s word is Archery. The first character 射, shè, has the meaning “to shoot”. The second character 箭, jiàn, has the meaning arrow. So the combined literal translation is “to shoot arrows”.
shè is pronounced shur to rhyme with fur and has the 4th or falling tone.
jiàn is pronounced jyen to rhyme with yen, and also has the 4th or falling tone.
shè is pronounced shur to rhyme with fur and has the 4th or falling tone.
jiàn is pronounced jyen to rhyme with yen, and also has the 4th or falling tone.
