Mnemonic comic for

Translation

go̅ng = gu + (e)ng1: a bow (weapon) / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to bend / to arch (one's back etc)

Mnemonic

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

All translations for 弓

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

Mnemonic symbol: this character just looks like a composite bow.

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

Comments

I just LOVE how ridiculous this AI image turned out! This was my first try (usually it takes me a couple tries to generate a good image) and I was laughing SO hard when it came out and instantly decided to keep it. Love it.

Matthias, 16 days ago (edited 16 days ago)

弓 character breakdown

The character 弓 cannot be broken down into individual components.

Characters with 弓 as component

(prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth") / (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed / (old) residence of a high official / (literary) but; however / (literary) only; just

= + + + 丿 : Dorothy Gale (di) accomplished an awesome result with her composite bow (弓) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4): She shot a banana (丿) onto a dinosaur bone (丨) so the banana was split in half, and then fired a bamboo stick (⺮) into the banana (丿) so the banana was split in half as well. Dorothy is number one (第) with the bow!
variant of 悌[ti4]
younger brother / junior male / I (modest word in letter)

= + + + 丿 : Mnemonic symbol: Jesse James, the younger one of the James brothers (弟).

A mean crocodile (丷) harasses Dorothy Gale (di) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4), but Jesse James (弟) is there to stop him. With a composite bow (弓), he shoots a banana (丿) as a warning shot; as the banana doesn't stop the crocodile, Jesse shoots a dinosaur bone (丨) right into the crocodile's crotch.
to open up / to spread / sheet of paper / classifier for flat objects, sheet / classifier for votes

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a spreadsheet. James II of England (zh) practices his archery skills in front of the anglepod (ang1). Riding on a longboard (长) he shoots arrows using his composite bow (弓) trying to hit a spreadsheet (张).
surname Zhang
stubborn / unyielding
to force / to compel / to strive / to make an effort
strong / powerful / better / slightly more than / vigorous / violent / best in their category, e.g. see 百強|百强[bai3 qiang2]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: many body-builders drink a lot of drinks made from protein powder. I'll represent 强 by a big bucket of protein powder.

= + : The Queen of Hearts is about to explore the catacombs of the anglepod. In the kitchen, she feels strong and well prepared: although she walks through the valley of the shadow of death, she will fear no evil. Especially since she brought her composite bow and a big bucket of body building protein powder making her strong.
variant of 強|强[qiang3]
variant of 強|强[qiang2]

= + : The Queen of Hearts is about to explore the catacombs of the anglepod. In the kitchen, she feels strong and well prepared: although she walks through the valley of the shadow of death, she will fear no evil. Especially since she brought her composite bow and a big bucket of body building protein powder making her strong.

= + : Mnemonic symbol: many body-builders drink a lot of drinks made from protein powder. I'll represent 强 by a big bucket of protein powder.
surname Qiang

= + : Mnemonic symbol: many body-builders drink a lot of drinks made from protein powder. I'll represent 强 by a big bucket of protein powder.

= + : The Queen of Hearts is about to explore the catacombs of the anglepod. In the kitchen, she feels strong and well prepared: although she walks through the valley of the shadow of death, she will fear no evil. Especially since she brought her composite bow and a big bucket of body building protein powder making her strong.
variant of 強|强[jiang4]
not (literary) / used in transliteration

= + : Just inside the space station's entrance Frieda Fox wants to shoot kitchen knifes at a woven basket with a composite bow, but since the knifes are too short, she's not really able to.

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a woven basket, because the interweaving strokes of 弗 remind me of a woven pattern.
(literary) not / used in transliteration
to draw (e.g. a bow) / to pull / to stretch sth / to extend / to lengthen / to involve or implicate in / to attract / to lead / to guide / to leave / to provide evidence or justification for / old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters

= + : In the encampment, Maud Younger draws her composite bow. She wants to shoot a dinosaur bone straight across the hall.

Words with 弓

bow and arrow
circular segment
lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom) / fig. to display ambidexterity / to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession / to use both feet equally (football)
bow and crossbow
bowed / curved like a bow
bow-and-arrow step (dance step)
to hunch over / to stoop / to arch one's back (upward)
to bow / to bend at the waist
Toxoplasma gondii
to bend the body at the waist / to bow
Gongchangling district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市|辽阳市[Liao2 yang2 shi4], Liaoning
see 驚弓之鳥|惊弓之鸟[jing1 gong1 zhi1 niao3]
pantograph (transportation)

Sentences with 弓

弓 currently does not appear in any sentence.