The radical and character 弓 (gong1) means a bow, a bend or an arch. The bow 弓 (gong1) radical is used with other components to yield characters that are related to weapons and directions. Examples include
1) 弹 (dan4) - 炸弹 bomb, 导弹 guided missile
2) 引 (yin3) - to draw, pull [one thinks of drawing the arrow using the bow] or lead
3) 弓箭 - bow and arrow 箭 (jian4) - arrow
(箭 (jian4) - arrow is a combination of 竹 / 𥫗 and 前.)
(Jump here: 竹 / 𥫗 zhu2)
4) 强 (qiang2) - strong, powerful
5) 张 (zhang1) - to stretch or spread - this character is a combination of 弓 (gong1) bow and 长 (zhang3) which means long
(Jump here: 长 zhang3)
See also 新疆.
Check the origin of the character 弓:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%BC%93
The character 光 has the 火 fire 火 radical above 儿 (legs or a person).
Evolution of character from oracle bone:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_10
| Wikitionary | en.wiktionary.org/兔 |
| Yabla | chinese.yabla.com/chinese-english-pinyin-dictionary/兔 |
|
Radical (Meaning) |
礻 |
|
other characters with 扌hand |
扎，打，执，扬，扫，扩，找，投，护，抓，抗，拉 |
| Radical (Sound) | 曷 he2 |
| Other characters with this Radical (Sound) | 喝 |
| Combination with other characters | 揭幕，揭秘，揭阳 (see above) |
| Characters with same sound | 街，接 |
Quiz
Which one of these characters when combined with the character 光 make the meaning of sunshine?
A) 太 B) 阳 C) 古 D) 道
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