弩 — Chinese character
弩
nǔ
crossbow; an arrow falling, a downward stroke
- Pinyin
- nǔ
- Radical
- 57 ⼸ (Bow)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 奴 弓
- Formation
- pictophonetic — bow; meaning component 弓; sound component 奴
- Japanese
- 弩 as a kanji
Common words with 弩
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 剑拔弩张 (劍拔弩張) | jiàn bá nǔ zhāng | lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility; at daggers drawn |
| 弓弩 | gōng nǔ | bow and crossbow |
| 强弩之末 (強弩之末) | qiáng nǔ zhī mò | (lit.) an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom); (fig.) spent force |
| 弩弓 | nǔ gōng | crossbow |
| 弓弩手 | gōng nǔ shǒu | crossbow shooter |
| 弩炮 (弩砲) | nǔ pào | catapult; ballista (siege catapult firing stone blocks) |
| 弩兵 | nǔ bīng | archer; infantry armed with crossbow |
| 石弩 | shí nǔ | catapult; ballista (siege catapult firing stone blocks) |
English words written with 弩
弩 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Art of War 2 · Zhuangzi 1
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.