1. 弓
  2. 弩

弓

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  • 2224th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 28 words
  • Component in 82 characters

Decomposition

1Once
弓→
No glyph available㇉
2Radical
弓→
弓bow
3Graphical
弓→
匚㇉

Pinyin & Meaning

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

Pronunciation Clues

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

弓 also appears in:
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Example Words

Common

弓形 
弹弓 (彈弓)

Uncommon

弓弦 
弓箭 
弓箭手 
惊弓之鸟 (驚弓之鳥)

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弩

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  • 3464th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 7 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
弩→
奴弓
2Radical
弩→
女woman又right hand弓bow
3Graphical
弩→
㇛一丿㇇㇏匚㇉

Pinyin & Meaning

1. nǔ (nu3)cross-bow

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 弩 nǔ (nu3)The component 奴 is pronounced as 'nú' (nu2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 弩 nǔ (nu3)The component 女 is pronounced as 'nǚ' (nu:3). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for 弩 nǔ (nu3)The component 女 is pronounced as 'rǔ' (ru3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

剑拔弩张 (劍拔弩張)

Uncommon

弓弩 
强弩之末 (強弩之末)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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