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弓bow

bow. 3 strokes. 7 characters in HSK 3.0 Levels 1 to 6 are written with it.

Meaning bowStrokes 3Characters 7

How to write 弓

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Stroke order chart for the 弓 radical — 3 strokes

What it tells you about a character

Of the 7 characters below, 3 are pictophonetic with 弓 as the half that carries the meaning — the other half carries the sound. That is the use of knowing a radical: it narrows what a new character is about before you know how to say it.

The 7 characters

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for the 弓 family

HSK 1 · 1

弟dì

HSK 3 · 2

强qiáng张zhāng

HSK 4 · 3

弱ruò弯wān引yǐn

HSK 5 · 1

弹dàn

Words they appear in

强(qiáng)大(dà)powerful, strong
力量或实力非常雄厚
强(qiáng)调(diào)to emphasize, to stress
特别说明,让大家注意重点
加(jiā)强(qiáng)to strengthen, to reinforce
让原来的力量变得更大更牢
坚(jiān)强(qiáng)strong-willed, tough
遇到困难也不害怕、不放弃的意志
紧(jǐn)张(zhāng)tense, nervous
心里绷得很紧,不放松
强(qiáng)烈(liè)intense, strong
程度很深,让人明显感觉到
强(qiáng)strong, powerful
力量或效果非常大
主(zhǔ)张(zhāng)a position one argues for
自己提出并坚持的看法
张(zhāng)counter for a sheet of paper
用来数薄而平的东西,比如纸
弱(ruò)weak, frail
身体或力量不强,比较容易累或病
弯(wān)a bend, a curve
道路不直,拐来拐去的地方
吸(xī)引(yǐn)to attract, to draw in
使别人对某样事物产生兴趣,愿意靠近
兄(xiōng)弟(dì)brothers
有共同父母的男性亲属
引(yǐn)起(qǐ)to trigger, to arouse
让某种情况或反应出现