弓

gōng

#2,224 most

frequent character

bow

noun

Measure words:张 zhāng

Character breakdown

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

meaning8 characters

sound4 characters

picture5 characters

他是一名优秀的弓箭手。

tāshì yīmíng yōuxiù de gōngjiàn shǒu 。

He is an excellent archer.

在古代，弓是一种重要的武器。

zài gǔdài ， gōng shì yīzhǒng zhòngyào de wǔqì 。

In ancient times, the bow was an important weapon.

我正在学习如何使用弓来射箭。

wǒ zhèngzài xuéxí rúhé shǐyòng gōng lái shèjiàn 。

I am learning how to use a bow to shoot arrows.