12345678Keywordcrossbowan arrow fallinga downward strokeFrequency#3794Strokes8ReadingsnǔMnemonic弓 (bow) gives the meaning and 奴 the sound.Stroke orderComposed of奴slave弓bowUsed in vocabulary弩nǔcrossbow剑拔弩张jiànbánǔzhānglit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility; at daggers drawn弓弩gōngnǔbow and crossbow强弩之末qiángnǔzhīmò(lit.) an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom); (fig.) spent force弩弓nǔgōngcrossbow弓弩手gōngnǔshǒucrossbow shooter弩炮nǔpàocatapult; ballista (siege catapult firing stone blocks)