Chinese symbol for “bowed”
弓状
gōng zhuàng
Traditional: 弓狀
bowed; curved like a bow
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bowed is 弓状 (gōng zhuàng), defined as: bowed; curved like a bow.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 弓状.
| 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 |
| 状态 (狀態) | zhuàng tài | condition; state; state of affairs |
| 状况 (狀況) | zhuàng kuàng | condition; state; situation |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bowed”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.