弓bow
bow. 3 strokes. 7 characters in HSK 3.0 Levels 2 to 6 are written with it.
Meaning bowStrokes 3Characters 7
How to write 弓
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 3 · 2
HSK 4 · 4
HSK 5 · 1
Words they appear in
| 强大 | powerful, strong 力量或实力非常雄厚 |
| 强调 | to emphasize, to stress 特别说明，让大家注意重点 |
| 加强 | to strengthen, to reinforce 让原来的力量变得更大更牢 |
| 坚强 | strong-willed, tough 遇到困难也不害怕、不放弃的意志 |
| 紧张 | tense, nervous 心里绷得很紧，不放松 |
| 强烈 | intense, strong 程度很深，让人明显感觉到 |
| 强 | strong, powerful 力量或效果非常大 |
| 主张 | a position one argues for 自己提出并坚持的看法 |
| 张 | counter for a sheet of paper 用来数薄而平的东西，比如纸 |
| 弱 | weak, frail 身体或力量不强，比较容易累或病 |
| 弯 | a bend, a curve 道路不直，拐来拐去的地方 |
| 吸引 | to attract, to draw in 使别人对某样事物产生兴趣，愿意靠近 |
| 兄弟 | brothers 有共同父母的男性亲属 |
| 引起 | to trigger, to arouse 让某种情况或反应出现 |