Usage of the character 弓

surname Gong

gōng

弓

[弓]

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

dàngōng

弹弓

[彈弓]

catapult
slingshot

gōngzú

弓足

[弓足]

bound feet

nǔgōng

弩弓

[弩弓]

crossbow

gōngnǔ

弓弩

[弓弩]

bow and crossbow

gōngxián

弓弦

[弓弦]

bowstring

sāigōng

鳃弓

[鰓弓]

visceral arch (gill-bearing arch or its vestigial crease on sides of neck of vertebrates)

jiàngōng

腱弓

[腱弓]

tendon arch (anatomy)

gōngshēn

弓身

[弓身]

to bend the body at the waist
to bow

gōngxíng

弓形

[弓形]

circular segment

gōngbì

弓臂

[弓臂]

(archery) bow limb

gōngzhuàng

弓状

[弓狀]

bowed
curved like a bow

qíngōng

琴弓

[琴弓]

bow (of a stringed instrument)

gōngjiàn

弓箭

[弓箭]

bow and arrow

gōngbèi

弓背

[弓背]

to hunch over
to stoop
to arch one's back (upward)

chánggōng

长弓

[長弓]

longbow

gōngyāo

弓腰

[弓腰]

to bow
to bend at the waist

jiǎogōng

角弓

[角弓]

bow decorated with animal horns

zhègōng

柘弓

[柘弓]

bow made from the 柘 (zhè) tree

zúgōng

足弓

[足弓]

arch (of a foot)

gōngchóng

弓虫

[弓蟲]

Toxoplasma gondii

quángōng

颧弓

[顴弓]

cheek bone
zygomatic arch (anatomy)

Gōngchánglǐng

弓长岭

[弓長嶺]

Gongchangling district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市／辽阳市 ( Liáoyángshì), Liaoning

gōngxíngchóng

弓形虫

[弓形蟲]

Toxoplasma gondii

shòudiàngōng

受电弓

[受電弓]

pantograph (transportation)

fùhégōng

复合弓

[複合弓]

composite bow (archery)

fǎnqūgōng

反曲弓

[反曲弓]

(archery) recurve bow

gōngjiāngchóng

弓浆虫

[弓漿蟲]

Toxoplasma gondii

gōngjiànbù

弓箭步

[弓箭步]

bow-and-arrow step (dance step)

gōngxiánr

弓弦儿

[弓弦兒]

bowstring

gāogōngzú

高弓足

[高弓足]

high-arched feet

jídiàngōng

集电弓

[集電弓]

pantograph (transportation)

gōngnǔshǒu

弓弩手

[弓弩手]

crossbow shooter

hégōnggāng

合弓纲

[合弓綱]

(zoology) Synapsida

gōngjiànshǒu

弓箭手

[弓箭手]

archer

jīnggōngzhīniǎo

惊弓之鸟

[驚弓之鳥]

lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)
fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences

Gōngchánglǐngqū

弓长岭区

[弓長嶺區]

Gongchangling district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市／辽阳市 ( Liáoyángshì), Liaoning

bēigōngshéyǐng

杯弓蛇影

[杯弓蛇影]

lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
overly fearful

jiǎogōngfǎnzhāng

角弓反张

[角弓反張]

opitoshtonous (med.), muscular spasm of the body associated with tetanus and meningitis

shānggōngzhīniǎo

伤弓之鸟

[傷弓之鳥]

see 驚弓之鳥／惊弓之鸟 (jīnggōngzhīniǎo)

zuǒyòukāigōng

左右开弓

[左右開弓]

lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
fig. to display ambidexterity
to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
to use both feet equally (football)

niǎojìngōngcáng

鸟尽弓藏

[鳥盡弓藏]

lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose

kāigōngbùfàngjiàn

开弓不放箭

[開弓不放箭]

lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)
fig. to bluff
to be all talk and no action
false bravado

bàwángyìngshànggōng

霸王硬上弓

[霸王硬上弓]

to force oneself upon sb (idiom)
to rape

kāigōngméiyǒuhuítóujiàn

开弓没有回头箭

[開弓沒有回頭箭]

lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)
fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back
to have to finish what one started
to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks