Usage of the character 弩
nǔ
弩
[弩]
- crossbow
nǔpào
弩炮
[弩砲]
- catapult
- ballista (siege catapult firing stone blocks)
shínǔ
石弩
[石弩]
- catapult
- ballista (siege catapult firing stone blocks)
nǔgōng
弩弓
[弩弓]
- crossbow
nǔbīng
弩兵
[弩兵]
- archer
- infantry armed with crossbow
gōngnǔ
弓弩
[弓弩]
- bow and crossbow
gōngnǔshǒu
弓弩手
[弓弩手]
- crossbow shooter
qiángnǔzhīmò
强弩之末
[強弩之末]
- lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)
- fig. spent force
jiànbánǔzhāng
剑拔弩张
[劍拔弩張]
- lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
- at daggers drawn