弸

弸 · péng

a bow stretched to the full; tensely drawn

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
péng
Cantonese
paang4
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

a bow stretched to the full; tensely drawn

Dictionary definitions & readings

弸 péng · strong bow; bowstring; to fill; full

CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · 2026-10-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
20998.130:péng,pēng Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0864.070:péng Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
279.060:péng Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
ホウ ヒョウ Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
普耕 薄萌 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
NBB Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
1722.0 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0360.020 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
189.22 189.61 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+5F38
Radical
弓 · 57
Strokes
11
Residual strokes
8
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 3 · #7258

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
pheang · 普耕 · 梗開二平耕滂 · #900
Middle Chinese
beang · 薄萌 · 梗開二平耕並 · #905

PHONO-ML, source line 7191; CC BY 4.0. Source-generated reading categories, not modern pronunciation. Attribution & limitations.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kCihaiT
505.201
kDaeJaweon
0676.050
kFennIndex
396.07
kHanYu
20998.130
kIRGDaeJaweon
0676.050
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
20998.130
kIRGKangXi
0360.020
kKangXi
0360.020
kMatthews
5039
kMorohashi
09817:E0103
kSBGY
189.22 189.61
kCangjie
NBB
kFenn
622K
kFourCornerCode
1722.0
kMojiJoho
MJ011198 MJ011198:E0102 MJ011197:E0103
kPhonetic
1024*
kUnihanCore2020
GHJMT
kIRG_GSource
G3-3B73
kIRG_HSource
HB2-D54D
kIRG_JSource
J0-573A
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-41C7
kIRG_KSource
K2-3130
kIRG_TSource
T2-3531
kRSUnicode
57.8
kTotalStrokes
11
kBigFive
D54D
kCCCII
222958
kCNS1986
2-3531
kCNS1992
2-3531
kEACC
222958
kGB3
2783
kJis0
5526
kTGH
2013:7258
kTaiwanTelegraph
1731
kXerox
311:132
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+4773+57.3.8 V+20116+57.3.8
kCantonese
paang4
kDefinition
a bow stretched to the full; tensely drawn
kFanqie
普耕 薄萌
kHanyuPinyin
20998.130:péng,pēng
kJapanese
ホウ ヒョウ
kJapaneseKun
MICHIRU
kJapaneseOn
HOU HYOU
kMandarin
péng
kTGHZ2013
279.060:péng
kXHC1983
0864.070:péng

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
1dictionary records using 弸0forms using this shape1attributed sound links
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Shape description
弓 beside 朋 · the shape used in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea
Source notation ^⿰弓朋$(GHTJKP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰弓朋$(GHTJKP)

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.