xián
variant of 弦
bow string
string of musical instrument
watch spring
chord (straight line joining two points on a curve)
hypotenuse
xián
bow string
string of musical instrument
watchspring
chord (segment of curve)
hypotenuse
CL:根[gen1]
tāo
bow case or scabbard
to hide
military strategy
lǐng jié
bow tie
loop of a necktie
lavaliere
yǐn
to draw (e.g. a bow)
to pull
to stretch sth
to extend
to lengthen
to involve or implicate in
to attract
to lead
to guide
to leave
to provide evidence or justification for
old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
chí
to unstring a bow
to slacken
to relax
to loosen
wǎn
to pull
to draw (a cart or a bow)
to roll up
to coil
to carry on the arm
to lament the dead
(fig.) to pull against
to recover
gōng
body
oneself
personally
to bow
dī tóu
to bow the head
to yield
to give in
qìng
to draw a bamboo bow or crossbow
gōng
a bow (weapon)
CL:張|张[zhang1]
to bend
to arch (one's back etc)
jū gōng
to bow
(literary) to bend down
fǔ shēn
to lean over
to bend over
to stoop
to bow
shè shā
to shoot dead (with a gun, or bow and arrow)
chuán tóu
the bow or prow of a ship
hú qin
huqin
family of Chinese two-stringed fiddles, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and bamboo bow with horsehair bowstring
gòu
to draw a bow to the full
the range of a bow and arrow
old variant of 夠|够[gou4], enough
jīng gōng zhī niǎo
lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom)
fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences
zuò yī
to bow with hands held in front
yì
oar
stand for correcting a bow
bēi gōng qū xī
to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
bending and scraping to curry favor
néng qū néng shēn
can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take
flexible
kòu bài
to bow in salute
to kowtow
huā jié
decorative bow of ribbon or fabric
zài bài
to bow again
formal obeisance or kowtow
diǎn tóu hā yāo
to nod one's head and bow (idiom); bowing and scraping
unctuous fawning
jiǎo gōng
bow decorated with animal horns
xià bài
to bow down low
to make obeisance
to kneel and bow
guǒ shí lěi lěi
prodigious abundance of fruit (idiom); fruit hangs heavy on the bow
fertile
bēi gōng shé yǐng
lit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions
overly fearful
gōng yāo
to bow
to bend at the waist
qián cāng
fore hold (on ship)
bow cabin
yǐn ér bù fā
to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action
to go through the motions
to practice
a trial run
gōng shēn
to bend the body at the waist
to bow
gēng zhāng
lit. to restring one's bow
to reform and start over again
niǎo jìn gōng cáng
lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose