IDENTITY
弓gōngbow (weapon); to bend
HSK 4Top 1050
CORE MEANING
bow (weapon); to bend
- Part of speech
- noun
- Register
- neutral
Senses
- 1.bowHSK4
FORM & BREAKDOWN
- Radical
- 弓bow radical (gōng)
- strokes
- 3
- Structure
- single structure
- IDS sequence
- 弓
USAGE
Common words
弓箭gōngjiànbow and arrow
弹弓dàngōngslingshot
Graded examples
古代士兵用弓箭作战。Gǔdài shìbīng yòng gōngjiàn zuòzhàn.HSK5
Ancient soldiers fought with bows and arrows.
RELATIONS
In these chengyu
Lookalike — don’t mix up
- 引
LEARNING
Memory aid
A curved bow ready to shoot.
- HSK version
- 3.0
- Frequency rank
- #1050
- Memory aid
- imagery
TRUST & SOURCES
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- AI-assisted editorial review
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-15
Sources
- CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01
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