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弓
gōng
1. a bow (weapon)
2. CL:[[張|张<zhāng>]]
Common • Top 9% ✏️ 3 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

弓
gōng
bow; curved, arched
3 丶

Compound Words (20)

弓弦
gōngxián
bowstring
弓弩
gōngnǔ
bow and crossbow
弓形
gōngxíng
circular segment
弓状
gōngzhuàng
bowed
弓箭
gōngjiàn
bow and arrow
弓腰
gōngyāo
to bow
弓足
gōngzú
bound feet
弓身
gōngshēn
to bend the body at the waist
弩弓
nǔgōng
crossbow
弹弓
dàngōng
catapult
柘弓
zhègōng
bow made from the [[柘<zhè>]] tree
腱弓
jiàngōng
tendon arch (anatomy)
角弓
jiǎogōng
bow decorated with animal horns
足弓
zúgōng
arch (of a foot)
颧弓
quángōng
cheek bone
鳃弓
sāigōng
visceral arch (gill-bearing arch or its vestigial crease on sides of neck of vertebrates)
受电弓
shòudiàngōng
pantograph (transportation)
弓弦儿
gōngxiánr
bowstring
弓弩手
gōngnǔshǒu
crossbow shooter
弓箭手
gōngjiànshǒu
archer

Alternate Entries

弓
Gōng
surname Gong

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,228
Word Frequency Rank
7,222 of 84,292
Radical Number
57

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