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弓

Mandarin · pinyin gōng#

a bow (weapon)
Classifier: 張 zhāng
to bend
to arch (one's back etc)

Mandarin · pinyin Gōng#

surname Gong

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弓: gōng · bow; curved, arched; Kangxi radical 57

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gung1

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bow (weapon) (Classifier: 張／张)
bow (of a stringed instrument, or a cotton bow, or catapult) (Classifier: 張／张)
curved; arched
to arch; to bend
(Jiexi Hakka) rainbow
(obsolete) synonym of 步 (bù) (a traditional Chinese unit of length and area)
a surname, Gong

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