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弓 gōng

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弓 gōng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gōng | gong1
English translation
bow; curved, arched

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About 弓 gōng

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Number of strokes

3

Radical frequency

165

Traditional form

弓 gōng

Contains the radical

弓 gōng

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

A bow aimed to the left

Etymology of 弓 gōng

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

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Explanation

Pictograph of a curved bow.

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Example sentences using 弓 gōng

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他 tā 受 shòu 畸形 jī xíng 足 jù 弓 gōng 之苦.

He is cursed with deformed arches.

触觉 chù jué 和 hé 听觉 tīng jué 的 de 刺激 cìjī 可 kě 诱发 yòu fā 惊厥 jīng jué 和角弓反张 Zhāng .

Tactile and auditory stimuli provoke convulsions with opposthotonis.

挨 āi 的 de 那 Nā 下 xià 弹弓 dàn gōng 不 bù 那么 nà me 疼 téng 啦 lā .

The sting of the catapult bullet had worn off.

空间 kōngjiān 太小无法 wú fǎ 站 zhàn 直 Zhí ，他 tā 不得不 bùdébù 弓着身子 shēn zi 。

There wasn't room to stand up and he had to bend double.

他 tā 拿出 ná chū 约克郡 Yuē kè jùn 地图 dìtú ，弓身 gōng shēn 趴在上面 shàng miàn 努力 nǔlì 看清 kàn qīng 那些 nà xiē 细小 xì xiǎo 的 de 字体 zì tǐ 。

He got out his map of Yorkshire and hunched over it to read the small print.

Words with 弓 gōng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
弓 gōng to bend弓 gōng
弓箭 gōng jiàn bow and arrow弓箭 gōng jiàn
弹弓 dàn gōng catapult彈弓
弓形 gōng xíng circular segment弓形 gōng xíng
惊弓之鸟 jīng gōng zhī niǎo lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)驚弓之鳥
左右开弓 zuǒ yòu kāi gōng lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)左右開弓
弩弓 nǔ gōng crossbow弩弓 nǔ gōng
弓弩 gōng nǔ bow and crossbow弓弩 gōng nǔ
弓弦 gōng xián bowstring弓弦 gōng xián
弓背 gōng bèi to stoop弓背 gōng bèi
开弓没有回头箭 kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn to have to finish what one started開弓沒有回頭箭
颧弓 quán gōng cheek bone顴弓
弓身 gōng shēn to bow弓身 gōng shēn
角弓反张 jiǎo gōng fǎn zhāng opitoshtonous (med.), muscular spasm of the body associated with tetanus and meningitis角弓反張
弓腰 gōng yāo to bow弓腰 gōng yāo
杯弓蛇影 bēi gōng shé yǐng overly fearful杯弓蛇影 bēi gōng shé yǐng
弓状 gōng zhuàng bowed弓狀
鸟尽弓藏 niǎo jìn gōng cáng lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose鳥盡弓藏
弓长岭区 Gōng cháng lǐng qū Gongchangling district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市|辽阳市 Liáo yáng shì [Liáo​yáng​shì], Liaoning弓長嶺區
鳃弓 sāi gōng visceral arch (gill-bearing arch or its vestigial crease on sides of neck of vertebrates)鰓弓

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