Radical ⼸ (57)
引 (U+5F15)
{引} *li[n]ʔ “to draw (a bow)”
Depiction of a bow (弓) with a line representing it being drawn.
- 季旭昇 2014 - 說文新證 [2nd ed.] (879-880)
弘 (U+5F18)
弦 (U+5F26)
| Shang (Bin) | Shang (Bin) | Zhanguo (Chu) | Zhanguo (Chu) | Zhanguo (Chu) | Qin | W.Han | Han | Han | Sanguo (Wu) | Nanbei (N.Wei) | Tang |
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| 合10458 | 合9410正 | 清二.繫年46 | 曾乙56 | 上六.用12 | 里耶8-458 | 馬.相43 | 居新EPT59:165 | 居新EPF22:308 | 走莂5.440 | 寇憑墓誌 | 開石.儀禮3 |
{弦} *ɡˤin “bowstring”
Depiction of a bow (弓) with an indicative circle on the bowstring. Later the bowstring was changed into 糸 STRING, and 弓 BOW was added. Then the right element was changed into ♪玄 *KIN.
- 李守奎 & 肖攀 2015 - 清華簡《系年》文字考釋與構形研究・幺、玄、糸、𢆶、絲等相關字考
- 王子楊 2023 - 甲骨文“弦”字補釋——兼談“弦”與“幻”的關係
- 季旭昇 2014 - 說文新證 [2nd ed.] (882-883)
弱 (U+5F31)
𪪺 (U+2AABA)
| Shang (Bin) | Shang (Bin) | Shang (Huang) | Early W.Zhou | Zhanguo (Chu) | Qin |
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| 合3083正 | 合4771 | 合35673 | 集5257 | 包103 [𰐓] | 里耶8-1824 [強] |
{強} *N.kaŋ “strong”
弓 BOW + differentiative 口. The modern form is a liding.
- 裘錫圭 1982 - 甲骨文字考釋(續)・釋“弘”“強”
- 季旭昇 2014 - 說文新證 [2nd ed.] (880)









































