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Kanji Detail for 弓 - "bow, archery, aim"
弓
- Meaning
弓 means "bow, archery, aim."
Bow - A tool for shooting arrows.
Bow-shaped - A curved shape like a bow.
Length unit - One bow equals about 1.8 meters.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
bow; bow (archery, violin)
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
bow; curved, arched; Kangxi radical 57
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Gong
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
bow; curved, arched
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A weapon. Used to propel arrows far. | A land measure. Five 尺 make one 弓, which is one 步. 360 步 make one 里. 240 square 步 make one 畝. Hence, the measuring rod for land is called 步弓. The surveyor is called 弓手.
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