弧

hú = hu + Ø2

arc

弧 character breakdown

弧
- 弓
- 瓜
  - 厶
  - ⺁
    - 丿
  - ㇏

弓

go̅ng = gu + (e)ng1

surname Gong

弓

go̅ng = gu + (e)ng1

a bow (weapon) / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to bend / to arch (one's back etc)

Mnemonic symbol: a composite bow. Gitta Giraffe (gu) is shooting arrows with a composite bow (弓) in front of the engine ((e)ng1).

瓜

gua̅ = gu + a1

melon / gourd / squash

瓜 = ⺁ + 厶 + ㇏ : Gitta Giraffe (gu) inspects the banana trees (⺁) in front of the ashram (a1) every day. One day, she found a very strange banana: she looked at it, and it looked like a melon (瓜). She then poked it with her finger (㇏). It felt like a melon! She then sniffed at it with her fake nose (厶). The banana smelled like a melon (瓜)! What a strange banana, Gitta thought to herself.