"弓" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Le caractère 弓

gōng
Radical
57.0
Number of strokes
3
Cangjie
N
Sijiao
1720.7
Wubi
XNGN
GB 2312
B9AD
Big5
A47D
Unicode
U+5F13

Decomposition Practice Sheet Dictionary of examples Synonyms

Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
gōng a bow (weapon) / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to bend / to arch (one's back etc) syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
弓箭 gōng jiàn bow and arrow
弓弩 gōng nǔ bow and crossbow
弓弦 gōng xián bowstring
弓形 gōng xíng circular segment
弓背 gōng bèi to hunch over / to stoop / to arch one's back (upward)
弓臂 gōng bì (archery) bow limb
弓虫 弓蟲 gōng chóng Toxoplasma gondii
弓身 gōng shēn to bend the body at the waist / to bow
弓腰 gōng yāo to bow / to bend at the waist
弓状 弓狀 gōng zhuàng bowed / curved like a bow
弓足 gōng zú bound feet
弓箭手 gōng jiàn shǒu archer
弓弩手 gōng nǔ shǒu crossbow shooter syn
弓形虫 弓形蟲 gōng xíng chóng Toxoplasma gondii
弓长岭 弓長嶺 gōng cháng lǐng Gongchangling district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市|辽阳市[Liao2 yang2 shi4], Liaoning
弓箭步 gōng jiàn bù bow-and-arrow step (dance step)
弓浆虫 弓漿蟲 gōng jiāng chóng Toxoplasma gondii
弓头鲸 弓頭鯨 gōng tóu jīng bowhead
弓弦儿 弓弦兒 gōng xián r bowstring
弓长岭区 弓長嶺區 gōng cháng lǐng qū Gongchangling district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市|辽阳市[Liao2 yang2 shi4], Liaoning
弓形绊索 弓形絆索 gōng xíng bàn suǒ bow tripwire
弓形体病 gōng xíng tǐ bìng toxoplasmosis / toxo
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
长弓 長弓 cháng gōng longbow
弹弓 彈弓 dàn gōng catapult / slingshot
弩弓 nǔ gōng crossbow syn
腱弓 jiàn gōng tendon arch (anatomy)
角弓 jiǎo gōng bow decorated with animal horns
琴弓 qín gōng bow (of a stringed instrument)
颧弓 顴弓 quán gōng cheek bone / zygomatic arch (anatomy)
鳃弓 鰓弓 sāi gōng visceral arch (gill-bearing arch or its vestigial crease on sides of neck of vertebrates)
柘弓 zhè gōng bow made from the 柘[zhe4] tree
足弓 zú gōng arch (of a foot)
反曲弓 fǎn qū gōng (archery) recurve bow
复合弓 複合弓 fù hé gōng composite bow (archery)
高弓足 gāo gōng zú high-arched feet
合弓纲 合弓綱 hé gōng gāng (zoology) Synapsida
集电弓 集電弓 jí diàn gōng pantograph (transportation)
受电弓 受電弓 shòu diàn gōng pantograph (transportation)
左右开弓 左右開弓 zuǒ yòu kāi gōng lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom) / fig. to display ambidexterity / to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession / to use both feet equally (football) syn
杯弓蛇影 bēi gōng shé yǐng lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom) / fig. unnecessary suspicions / overly fearful syn
鸟尽弓藏 鳥盡弓藏 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 syn
惊弓之鸟 驚弓之鳥 jīng gōng zhī niǎo lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom) / fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences syn
伤弓之鸟 傷弓之鳥 shāng gōng zhī niǎo see 驚弓之鳥|惊弓之鸟[jing1gong1 zhi1 niao3]
角弓反张 角弓反張 jiǎo gōng fǎn zhāng opitoshtonous (med.), muscular spasm of the body associated with tetanus and meningitis

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