弓

Gong1
#2,224 most
frequent character
surname Gong

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

弓 is a picture of a bow ready to shoot, so the first sense was 'bow.' That grew to 'bow-shaped things' and 'to curve or bend.'

Drawn as: bow ready to shoot

弓 as a component in other characters

meaning8 characters
张弯弧弛弩弮彊弪
sound4 characters
弘躬穹芎
picture5 characters
引弹弥弦弔

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