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彀

Mandarin · pinyin gòu

to draw a bow to the full
the range of a bow and arrow
old variant of 夠 gòu, enough

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彀: gòu · enough, adequate fully, quite

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(literary) to draw a bow to the full
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) target
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) shooting range
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) good shooter
(historical dictionaries only) good
(dated) alternative form of 夠 /够 (gòu)

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