\documentclass[varwidth=true, border=2pt]{standalone} \usepackage{tikz} \usetikzlibrary{arrows,positioning} \tikzset{ %Define standard arrow tip >=stealth', % Define arrow style pil/.style={->,thick} } \begin{document} \begin{tikzpicture} \draw[fill=gray!30, label=$a$] (0,0) -- node[above, near start] {$\cdot$} (0.5,0) arc (0:90:0.5cm); \draw[pil] (0,0) -- node[near end, above] {$\vec e_1$} (2cm, 0); \draw[pil] (0,0) -- node[near end, right] {$\vec e_2$} (0, 2cm); \end{tikzpicture} \end{document}