1. 弩

弩

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  1. 弩 is the 3464th most frequent character.
  2. 弩 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 弩 appears as a character in 3 words.
  4. 弩 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
弩 => 奴, 弓
Radical :
弩 => 女 (woman), 又 (right hand), 弓 (bow)
Graphical :
弩 => ㇛, 一, 丿, ㇇, ㇏, 匚, ㇉

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. nu3 - cross-bow

Pronunciation Clues:

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

Example Words:

High Frequency

剑拔弩张 (劍拔弩張)

Medium Frequency

弓弩 
强弩之末 (強弩之末)
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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