a bow (weapon for shooting arrows)

Animated Stroke Order 弓

弓 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 弓

弓 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
shàn
cháng
shǐ使
yòng
gōng
jiàn
liè

He is skilled at hunting with a bow and arrow.

2
yùn
dòng
yuán
zhèng
zài
liàn
gōng

The athlete is practicing drawing the bow.

3
zhè
gōng
de
gōng
xián
yào
gēng
huàn

The bowstring of this bow needs to be replaced.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes3
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#2230
Zhuyinㄍㄨㄥ
Components
UnicodeU+5F13
CangjieN
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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