Shuowen component 463: 弓
About this component
Component: 弓
Seal font (Chongxi): 弓
Mandarin: gōng
Sino-Vietnamese: cung
Japanese: キュウ (kyuu) ; ク (ku) ; ゆみ (yumi)
Korean: KWUNG / 궁
Unihan definition: bow; curved, arched; Kangxi radical 57
Variants: —
Shuowen entry
以近窮遠。象形。古者揮作弓。《周禮》六弓：王弓、弧弓以射甲革甚質；夾弓、庾弓以射干矦鳥獸；唐弓、大弓以授學射者。凡弓之屬皆从弓。