In the oracle bone inscription, the character "弓" was the image of an bow, including bowstring and the back of a bow. Its original meaning was the equipment to shoot or to play the pinball. Then it extendedly means the things which look like a bow, and can also be used as a verb, meaning to bow. The bows and arrows were used as powerful weapons for long-distance attack in ancient times. They had a long history and were firstly used by ancient people during the Paleolithic Period.
字义:
bow
组词:
弓弦:gōngxián/bowstring
弓箭手:gōngjiànshǒu/archer
弹弓:dàngōng/ catapult, slingshot
琴弓:qíngōng/a bow
弓身:gōngshēn/to bow
弓腰:gōngyāo/bend down
例句:
1、这次胜利弓箭手们的功劳最大。 Zhè cì shènglì gōngjiànshǒumen de gōngláo zuì dà. The bow men made the most important contribution to the victory.
2、他扬起琴弓,开始演奏。 Tā yáng qǐ qíngōng, kāishǐ yǎnzòu. He raises the bowstring and starts to play.
3、他急忙弓身扶住了那个快要摔倒的孩子。 Tā jímáng gōngshēn fú zhù le nàge kuài yào shuāidǎo de háizi. He hurried to bend down and held that kid who was just going to fall over.