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Translingual edit
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Han character edit
弓 (Kangxi radical 57, 弓+0, 3 strokes, cangjie input 弓 (N), four-corner 17207, composition ⿱コ㇉)
- Kangxi radical #57, ⼸.
Derived characters edit
- Appendix:Chinese radical/弓
- 𰁣, 𭇂, 𡉖, 𫝳, 𢁠, 𢖸, 㧈, 𬇗, 杛, 𰎉, 𭨧, 𧘏, 𥸲, 𥾏, 𮓶, 𧢺, 躬, 䩑, 𩨙, 𩾫
- 𢀶, 矤, 𫾰, 𬶿, 𧱶, 𡗝, 宆, 𡰬, 芎, 𥝙, 穹, 𥫤, 𩁽, 𪎔, 𦦎, 夷, 粥, 䰜, 𠰀, 𤵶, 虇
See also edit
References edit
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 356, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 9692
- Dae Jaweon: page 671, character 22
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 987, character 11
- Unihan data for U+5F13
Chinese edit
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Glyph origin edit
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Pictogram (象形) – a bow.
Etymology edit
Possibly related to Proto-Tibeto-Burman *kuːŋ (“tree, branch, stem”) (Coblin, 1986), semantically connected with the shape of a bent tree branch. Cognate with Burmese ကိုင်း (kuing:, “to bend over; to be bent”), အကိုင်း (a.kuing:, “stalk; branch”), Tedim Chin [script needed] (kung¹, “tree”), Jingpho kung (“to branch; to grow”), lakung (“branch; limb”), Lepcha ᰀᰩᰵ (kóng, “branch”), ᰀᰫᰵ (kúng, “tree”) (STEDT).
Schuessler (2007) proposes that both Old Chinese 弓 (OC *kʷɯŋ) and Proto-Tibeto-Burman *kuːŋ are derived from Proto-Mon-Khmer *koŋ, whence Nyah Kur [script needed] (kóoŋ, “bent (in the middle)”), Mon ကိုၚ် (“to be bent”), Khmer កោង (kaong, “to bend; to be bent”), Khasi pyrkhung (“to bend; to arch”), Pear kuŋ (“bend”), Vietnamese cong (“to be bent, curved”).
Also compare Proto-Tibeto-Burman *ku(ː)m (“arched; vaulted”)
Derivatives are 肱 (OC *kʷɯːŋ, “(upper) arm”) and 穹 (OC *kʰʷɯŋ, “arched; vault; sky”).
Pronunciation edit
Definitions edit
弓
- bow (weapon) (Classifier: 張／张)
- bow (of a stringed instrument, or a cotton bow, or catapult) (Classifier: 張／张)
- curved; arched
- to arch; to bend
- (Jiexi Hakka) rainbow
- (obsolete) Synonym of 步 (bù) (a traditional Chinese unit of length and area)
- a surname: Gong
Synonyms edit
- (bow of a stringed instrument, or a cotton bow, or catapult) 弓子 (gōngzi)
- (to arch): 彎曲／弯曲 (wānqū)
- (rainbow):
Compounds edit
- 一弓
- 主動脈弓／主动脉弓 (zhǔdòngmàigōng)
- 仲弓
- 傷弓之鳥／伤弓之鸟
- 半弓
- 天弓 (tiāngōng)
- 定弓田
- 定弓虛稅／定弓虚税
- 左右開弓／左右开弓
- 弓不虛發／弓不虚发
- 弓人 (gōngrén)
- 弓兒／弓儿
- 弓兒扯滿／弓儿扯满
- 弓兵
- 弓冶
- 弓匠
- 弓套
- 弓子 (gōngzi)
- 弓師／弓师
- 弓弓
- 弓弦 (gōngxián)
- 弓弩 (gōngnǔ)
- 弓形 (gōngxíng)
- 弓形鑽／弓形钻
- 弓影杯蛇
- 弓影浮杯
- 弓手 (gōngshǒu)
- 弓折矢盡／弓折矢尽
- 弓折箭盡／弓折箭尽
- 弓招
- 弓旌
- 弓根 (gōnggēn)
- 弓極／弓极
- 弓步 (gōngbù)
- 弓毛 (gōngmáo)
- 弓漿蟲／弓浆虫
- 弓琴
- 弓矛之士
- 弓矢 (gōngshǐ)
- 弓硯緣／弓砚缘
- 弓箭 (gōngjiàn)
- 弓箭手 (gōngjiànshǒu)
- 弓箭步 (gōngjiànbù)
- 弓繳／弓缴 (gōngzhuó)
- 弓背
- 弓腰
- 弓腰曲背
- 弓蕉 (gung1 ziu1)
- 弓蛇
- 弓裘
- 弓調馬服／弓调马服
- 弓足
- 弓身
- 弓鞋 (gōngxié)
- 弓鞬
- 弓韣／弓𱂋
- 弓馬／弓马 (gōngmǎ)
- 弓鰭魚／弓鳍鱼
- 弩弓
- 弸弓
- 張弓拔刃／张弓拔刃
- 張弓挾矢／张弓挟矢
- 強弓硬弩／强弓硬弩 (qiáng gōng yìng nǔ)
- 張弓簇箭／张弓簇箭
- 張羅彀弓／张罗彀弓
- 彈弓／弹弓 (dàngōng)
- 彎弓／弯弓
- 彎弓搭箭／弯弓搭箭
- 彤弓
- 彫弓／雕弓
- 悶弓兒／闷弓儿
- 手弓鋸／手弓锯
- 打背弓
- 扯弓搭箭 (chě gōng dā jiàn)
- 拈弓搭箭
- 拉硬弓
- 搭弩張弓／搭弩张弓
- 撥弓／拨弓
- 杯弓蛇影 (bēigōng-shéyǐng)
- 棄弓折箭／弃弓折箭
- 楚弓楚得
- 檀弓
- 櫜弓臥鼓／櫜弓卧鼓
- 步弓 (bùgōng)
- 滿弓／满弓
- 烹犬藏弓
- 玈弓
- 玉弓
- 琴弓 (qíngōng)
- 番弓
- 盤馬彎弓／盘马弯弓
- 硬弓
- 硬弩強弓／硬弩强弓
- 窄弓弓
- 窩弓／窝弓
- 綿弓／绵弓
- 繃弓／绷弓 (bēnggōng)
- 背弓
- 良弓
- 落背弓
- 角弓 (jiǎogōng)
- 調弓號猿／调弓号猿
- 貫弓／贯弓
- 開弓／开弓 (kāigōng)
- 開弦弓／开弦弓 (Kāixiángōng)
- 關弓／关弓
- 韜弓／韬弓
- 驚弓之鳥／惊弓之鸟 (jīnggōngzhīniǎo)
- 鳥盡弓藏／鸟尽弓藏 (niǎojìngōngcáng)
See also edit
References edit
- “弓”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese edit
Kanji edit
Readings edit
- Go-on: く (ku); くう (kū)
- Kan-on: きゅう (kyū, Jōyō)←きゆう (kyuu, historical)
- Kun: たらし (tarashi, 弓); ゆ (yu, 弓); ゆみ (yumi, 弓, Jōyō)
- Nanori: こ (ko); ゆ (yu)
Etymology 1 edit
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| ゆ Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi |
From Old Japanese. In modern Japanese, only found as a prefix in compounds.[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
| Kanji in this term |
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| ゆみ Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi |
From Old Japanese. Appears in the Man'yōshū (c. 759 CE). A surface analysis suggests a combination of Old Japanese yu (see above) + suffixing element mi, itself of uncertain derivation.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- a bow:
- archery
- (Shinto) a type of kagura (sacred Shinto song and dance) intended to drive away evil
- short for 破魔弓 (hama yumi): a ceremonial archery bow with the power to dispel evil
- a bow shape, a curve
- a bow-shaped tool used to beat ginned cotton into a softer and finer textile
Coordinate terms edit
- (archery): 仗 (tsue)/杖 (tsue): yumi stave; 弦 (tsuru): yumi bowstring; 矢 (ya): an arrow (鏃 (yajiri): arrowheads; 簳 (yagara): arrow-shafts; 羽 (hane): arrow-fletchings); 靫 (utsubo)): an quiver; 胸当て (muneate): kyudo plastron/chestguard; 弽 (yugake): kyudo gloves; 弩 (ishiyumi): a crossbow
Derived terms edit
- 和弓 (wayumi, “Japanese bow/yumi”)
- 弓矢 (yumiya, “bow and arrow”)
- 大弓 (daikyū, “longbow”)
- 半弓 (hankyū, “shortbow”)
- 梓弓 (azusayumi, “a bow made from the wood of the Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa”)
- 破魔弓 (hamayumi, “a traditional Shintō ceremonial bow for dispelling evil”)
- 重籐弓 (shigedōyumi), 滋籐弓 (shigedō yumi), 繁籐弓 (shigedō yumi, “a rattan wood bow”)
See also edit
- ロングボウ (rongubō, “longbow”)
Further reading edit
弓_(武器) on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja (archery)- Yumi (Japanese archery bow) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- 弓_(楽器) on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja (music)
- Bow_(music) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 3 edit
| Kanji in this term |
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| たらし Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi |
Alteration from torashi, 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb torasu, from tora as the 未然形 (mizenkei, “incomplete form”) of verb 取る (toru, “to take”) + す (su, honorific suffix in Old Japanese). Original meaning was “something kept to hand”.[1][2]
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Synonyms edit
Etymology 4 edit
| Kanji in this term |
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| 弓 |
| きゅう Grade: 2 |
| kan’on |
From Middle Chinese 弓 (MC kjuwng).[1][2] Compare modern Mandarin 弓 (gōng).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- (rare) a bow
- (obsolete) in ancient Chinese archery, a unit of length for measuring the distance between the archer and the target; one kyū was equal to six 尺 (shaku), roughly six feet or 182 centimeters
- (obsolete) in ancient China, a unit of length for surveying land; one kyū was equal to eight 尺 (shaku), roughly eight feet or 242 centimeters
Usage notes edit
In modern Japanese, the reading kyū is most often found in compounds.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Korean edit
the shape of the Hun bow
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kuŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [궁]
Hanja edit
Compounds edit
Vietnamese edit
Han character edit
弓: Hán Nôm readings: cung, cong, củng
- a bow