Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/弓-gōng

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
1 additional stroke	弔 引 弖	弔 (diào) to condole with 引 (yǐn) to draw
2 additional strokes	弗 弘
3 additional strokes	弙 弚 弛 弜
4 additional strokes	弝 弞 弟 张	弝 (bà) the part of a bow grasped when shooting 弟弟 (dìdi) younger brother
5 additional strokes	弡 弢 弣 弤 弥 弦 弨 弩 弪
6 additional strokes	弧 弫 弬 弭 弮 弯
7 additional strokes	弰 弱 弲 弳
8 additional strokes	弴 張 弶 強 弸 弹
9 additional strokes	强 弻 弼 弽 弾
10 additional strokes	弿 彀 彁 彂
11 additional strokes	彃 彄 彅
12 additional strokes	彆 彇 彈 彉
13 additional strokes	彊 彋
14 additional strokes	彌
15 additional strokes	彍
19 additional strokes	彎
20 additional strokes	彏

Words

弹弓/彈弓

dàngōng

• catapult, sling

弓弦

gōng xián

• bowstring

弓腰

gōng yāo

• to bow
• to bend at the waist