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弓 meaning in English

gōng

a bow (weapon); to bend

HSK 7-9noun3 strokes

Meaning of 弓

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

gōng
  1. a bow (weapon)
  2. to bend
  3. to arch (one's back etc)

Measure word: 張|张

Gōng
  1. surname Gong

弓 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè个ge女nǚ孩hái做zuò了le一yī把bǎ很hěn难nán使shǐ用yòng的de弓gōng。
The girl made an awkward bow.
他tā派pài给gěi我wǒ了le两liǎng名míng弓gōng箭jiàn手shǒu。
He assigned two archers to me.
猫māo弓gōng起qǐ背bèi，伸shēn了le个gè懒lǎn腰yāo。
The cat arched its back and stretched itself.

Stroke order for each character

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弓 gōng · a bow · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Related words

Words that share a character with 弓.

弓箭手gōngjiànshǒuarcher
弓箭gōngjiànbow and arrow
弹弓dàngōngcatapult; slingshot

Questions about 弓

What does 弓 mean?

弓 (gōng) means "a bow (weapon); to bend" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 弓?

弓 is made of 1 character: 弓 (3 strokes). That is 3 strokes in total.

Is 弓 an HSK word?

Yes. 弓 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

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