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Meaning of 弩

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Pinyin:
English Definition: crossbow
Chinese Definition:
①一种用机械力量射箭的弓,泛指弓:弩弓。弩机。弩手(弓手)。弩箭。弩炮(发射石块的弩机)。
Total strokes: 8; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (bow) conveys the meaning.
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Example Words
剑拔弩张 jiàn zhāng lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility; at daggers drawn
弓弩手 gōng shǒu crossbow shooter
强弩之末 qiáng zhī lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom); fig. spent force
石弩 shí catapult; ballista (siege catapult firing stone blocks)
弓弩 gōng bow and crossbow
More: 弩* | *弩 | *弩*
Example Sentences
1
You can' t "sort of" fire a crossbow.
2
I thought I was going to shoot myself in the head with a crossbow.
3
Mezz Shots should now play the correct animations for bows and crossbows.
4
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A bow and a crossbow have limited ammunition so use them reasonably.
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These artillery pieces resemble giant crossbows , on a simple wheeled carriage.