gōng

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Definitions

  1. 1. a bow (weapon)
  2. 2. to bend
  3. 3. to arch (one's back etc)

Words Containing 弓

伤弓之鸟
shāng gōng zhī niǎo

see 驚弓之鳥|惊弓之鸟[jīng gōng zhī niǎo]

受电弓
shòu diàn gōng

pantograph (transportation)

左右开弓
zuǒ yòu kāi gōng

lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)

弓弦
gōng xián

bowstring

弓弩
gōng nǔ

bow and crossbow

弓弩手
gōng nǔ shǒu

crossbow shooter

弓形
gōng xíng

circular segment

弓形虫
gōng xíng chóng

Toxoplasma gondii

弓浆虫
gōng jiāng chóng

Toxoplasma gondii

弓状
gōng zhuàng

bowed

弓箭
gōng jiàn

bow and arrow

弓箭手
gōng jiàn shǒu

archer

弓箭步
gōng jiàn bù

bow-and-arrow step (dance step)

弓背
gōng bèi

to hunch over

弓腰
gōng yāo

to bow

弓虫
gōng chóng

Toxoplasma gondii

弓足
gōng zú

bound feet

弓身
gōng shēn

to bend the body at the waist

弓长岭
gōng cháng lǐng

Gongchangling district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市|辽阳市[liáo yáng shì], Liaoning

弓长岭区
gōng cháng lǐng qū

Gongchangling district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市|辽阳市[liáo yáng shì], Liaoning

弩弓
nǔ gōng

crossbow

弹弓
dàn gōng

catapult

杯弓蛇影
bēi gōng shé yǐng

lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions

柘弓
zhè gōng

bow made from the 柘[zhè] tree

腱弓
jiàn gōng

tendon arch (anatomy)

复合弓
fù hé gōng

composite bow (archery)

角弓
jiǎo gōng

bow decorated with animal horns

角弓反张
jiǎo gōng fǎn zhāng

opitoshtonous (med.), muscular spasm of the body associated with tetanus and meningitis

足弓
zú gōng

arch (of a foot)

开弓不放箭
kāi gōng bù fàng jiàn

lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)

开弓没有回头箭
kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn

lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)

集电弓
jí diàn gōng

pantograph (transportation)

霸王硬上弓
bà wáng yìng shàng gōng

to force oneself upon sb (idiom)

颧弓
quán gōng

cheek bone

惊弓之鸟
jīng gōng zhī niǎo

lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)

高弓足
gāo gōng zú

high-arched feet

鳃弓
sāi gōng

visceral arch (gill-bearing arch or its vestigial crease on sides of neck of vertebrates)

鸟尽弓藏
niǎo jìn gōng cáng

lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose