弓 — Chinese character
弓
gōng
bow; curved, arched
- Pinyin
- gōng
- Radical
- 57 ⼸ (Bow)
- Strokes
- 3
- Formation
- pictographic — A bow aimed to the left
- Japanese
- 弓 as a kanji
Common words with 弓
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 弓箭 | gōng jiàn | bow and arrow |
| 弹弓 (彈弓) | dàn gōng | catapult; slingshot |
| 弓箭手 | gōng jiàn shǒu | archer |
| 弓形 | gōng xíng | circular segment |
| 弓弦 | gōng xián | bowstring |
| 弓弩 | gōng nǔ | bow and crossbow |
| 弓背 | gōng bèi | to hunch over; to stoop |
| 开弓 (開弓) | kāi gōng | to draw a bow; to pull back a bowstring |
| 左右开弓 (左右開弓) | zuǒ yòu kāi gōng | lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom); fig. to display ambidexterity |
| 惊弓之鸟 (驚弓之鳥) | jīng gōng zhī niǎo | (lit.) a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom); (fig.) sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences |
| 琴弓 | qín gōng | bow (of a stringed instrument) |
| 弩弓 | nǔ gōng | crossbow |
English words written with 弓
弓 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Analects 7 · Mencius 9 · Zhuangzi 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 77
- Analects 6.1
- Analects 6.4
- Analects 11.2
- Analects 12.2
- Analects 13.2
- Mencius 1B.5
- Mencius 2A.7
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