TSUMUGU · A2 (est.) · 字
弓
ㄍㄨㄥ · gōng
noun — a bow (for shooting); anything bow-shaped, an arc
字源 FORM — what the parts do
弓形a bow drawn in outline — the curved frame and the string
The curved frame of a bow, traced in a single shape — string and arc together. From the weapon comes anything bowed or arched: 弓箭、拉弓、彎弓. As a building block it gives 強、張、弱、引 their bow.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一張弓擱在手裡，弧背朝外，弦繃得直直的。
A bow rests in the hand, its arc bowed outward, the string pulled taut.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)弓、弓箭— a bow (for shooting)常用
→拉弓、彎弓— to draw / bend a bow
⇒弓形、弓背— bow-shaped; an arc
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
弔diàothe lookalike — 弔 runs a line straight through the bow for hanging, stays curved引＝ ＋ 丨yǐnbuilt on with a drawn line — to pull, draw out