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弓 (gōng)
Today, we will learn the Chinese character 弓 (gōng).
It means:
- a bow (weapon)
- to bend
- to arch (one's back etc)
It is one of the 214 Chinese radicals.
You can see it in words like 弟弟 dìdi (younger brotheror) or 引 yǐn (to pull, draw out, attract).
Radical
Additional strokes | Character | Example |
---|---|---|
without additional strokes | 弓 | 弓 (gōng) bow |
1 additional stroke | 弔 引 弖 | 弔 (diào) to condole with
引 (yǐn) to draw (a bow); to lead; to lure; to quote |
2 additional strokes | 弗 弘 | 弗 (fú) (literary) not
弘 (hóng) great |
3 additional strokes | 弙 弚 弛 弜 | 弛 (chí) to loosen; to relax |
4 additional strokes | 弝 弞 弟 张 | 弟 (dì) younger brother
张 (zhāng) simplified form of 張: to draw (a bow); to open; classifier for pieces of paper |
5 additional strokes | 弡 弢 弣 弤 弥 弦 弨 弩 弪 | 弦 (xián) bowstring; string of a musical instrument
弩 (nú) crossbow |
6 additional strokes | 弧 弫 弬 弭 弮 弯 | 弧 (hú) arch
弯 (wān) simplified form of 彎: to bend; curve |
7 additional strokes | 弰 弱 弲 弳 | 弱 (ruò) weak |
8 additional strokes | 弴 張 弶 強 弸 弹 | 張 (zhāng) traditional form of 张: to draw (a bow); to open; classifier for pieces of paper
弹 (dàn) traditional form of 彈: pellet; bullet; bomb | 弹 (tán) to pluck (a string); to flick; to play (a string instrument) |
9 additional strokes | 强 弻 弼 弽 弾 | 强 (qiáng) strong
弾 (dàn), (tán): variant of 彈/弹, currently used in Japanese |
10 additional strokes | 弿 彀 彁 彂 | |
11 additional strokes | 彃 彄 彅 | |
12 additional strokes | 彆 彇 彈 彉 |
彈 (dàn) traditional form of 弹: pellet; bullet; bomb | 彈 (tán) to pluck (a string); to flick; to play (a string instrument) |
13 additional strokes | 彊 彋 | |
14 additional strokes | 彌 | |
15 additional strokes | 彍 | |
19 additional strokes | 彎 | 彎 (wān) traditional form of 弯: to bend; curve |
20 additional strokes | 彏 |
Words
彈弓/弹弓
dàngōng
- catapult, sling
弓弦
gōng xián
- bowstring
弓腰
gōng yāo
- to bow
- to bend at the waist