Keyword
bow
- curved
- arched
- Frequency
- #2684
- Strokes
- 3
Readings
gōng
Mnemonic
A bow aimed to the left
Stroke order
Used in characters
强strong引to draw张to open弹to pluck弟junior弱weak疆border弥full弗not弯bend夷non-Han people弦bow string弘great弧arc粥congee躬to bow穹vault弛to unstring a bow弩crossbow弭to stop弼to assist芎Taiwan pr. qiōng彀enough弪radian弔to suspend弮a repeating crossbow
Used in vocabulary
弓
a bow (weapon); to bend; to arch (one's back etc)
弓箭
bow and arrow
弹弓
catapult; slingshot
弓箭手
archer
弓形
circular segment
弓弦
bowstring
弓弩
bow and crossbow
弓背
to hunch over; to stoop; to arch one's back (upward)
开弓
to draw a bow; to pull back a bowstring
左右开弓
lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom); fig. to display ambidexterity; to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession; to use both feet equally (football)
惊弓之鸟
(lit.) a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom); (fig.) sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences
琴弓
bow (of a stringed instrument)
弩弓
crossbow
足弓
arch (of a foot)
弓形虫
Toxoplasma gondii
长弓
longbow
弓身
to bend the body at the waist; to bow
杯弓蛇影
lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions; overly fearful
弓弩手
crossbow shooter
弓状
bowed; curved like a bow
复合弓
composite bow (archery)
角弓
bow decorated with animal horns
弓腰
to bow; to bend at the waist
弓长岭区
Gongchangling, a district of Liaoyang City 辽阳市 (LiáoyángShì), Liaoning