弩

Information about character(s)

Radical: 弓
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 5
Total Strokes: 8

Pronunciation

Pinyin: nǔ
Cantonese: nou5
JapaneseKun: ISHUMI
JapaneseOn: DO
Korean: NO
Vietnamese: nỏ

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: cross-bow, bow; downward stroke

CE-Dict: cross-bow

Soothill: Crossbow, bow.

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.a crossbow

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: crossbow

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: crossbow

湘雅醫學專業詞典: Cross-bow

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《弓部》弩弓有臂者。《周禮》四弩：夾弩、庾弩、唐弩、大弩。从弓奴聲。

康熙字典文字版 【寅集下】【弓字部】弩
【唐韻】【正韻】奴古切【集韻】【韻會】暖五切，𠀤怒上聲。【說文】弓有臂者。【釋名】弩，怒也，有勢怒也。其柄曰臂，似人臂也。鉤弦曰牙，似齒牙也。牙外曰郭，爲牙之規郭也。下曰懸刀，其形然也。合名之曰機，言如機之巧也，亦言如門戸樞機，開合有節也。【古史考】黃帝作弩。【太公·六韜】强弩長兵者，所以踰水戰也。【史記·孫吳傳】萬弩夾道而發。　又弩師，軍名。【後漢·順帝紀】調五營弩師，令敎習戰射。　又弩父，卒名。【揚子·方言】東海之門卒謂之弩父。【註】主擔幔弩導幨，因名。　又水弩，蟲名。【前漢·五行志註】射工亦呼水弩。

CF-Dict: arbalète

Han-De-Dict: Armbrust (u.E.) (S)