1. 弓
  2. 弦

弓

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  1. 弓 is the 2224th most frequent character.
  2. 弓 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 弓 appears as a character in 13 words.
  4. 弓 appears as a component in 82 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
弓 => No glyph available, ㇉
Radical :
弓 => 弓 (bow)
Graphical :
弓 => 匚, ㇉

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Gong1 - surname Gong
  2. gong1 - a bow (weapon)/CL:張|张[zhang1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 弓 (gong1): The component 弓 is pronounced as 'gong1'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

弓形 
弹弓 (彈弓)

Medium Frequency

弓 
弓弦 
弓箭 
弓箭手 
惊弓之鸟 (驚弓之鳥)

Appears In:

弓 also appears in:
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弦

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Meta:

  1. 弦 is the 2253rd most frequent character.
  2. 弦 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 弦 appears as a character in 23 words.
  4. 弦 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
弦 => 弓, 玄
Radical :
弦 => 弓 (bow), 玄 (dark/profound)
Graphical :
弦 => 匚, ㇉, 一, 丶, ㇛, 丶

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xian2 - bow string/string of musical instrument/watchspring/chord (segment of curve)/hypotenuse/CL:根[gen1]

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 弦 (xian2): The component 玄 is pronounced as 'xuan2'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

心弦 
琴弦 

Medium Frequency

三弦 
上弦 
上弦月 
下弦 
下弦月 
和弦 
弦 
弦外之音 
弦月 
弦乐 (弦樂)
扣人心弦 
断弦 (斷弦)
管弦乐 (管弦樂)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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