弧

hú

#3,056 most

frequent character

arc

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

弧 has 弓 (a bow) as its meaning part and 瓜 guā as a sound part. It first meant 'a wooden bow.' That grew to 'arc, curve.'

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Homophones

pot, classifier for bottled liquid

to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards

non-Han people, esp. from central Asia

congee, (in 糊口[hu2kou3]) to feed oneself

beard, mustache, whiskers

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