弮

Information about character(s)

Radical: 弓
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 6
Total Strokes: 9

Pronunciation

Pinyin: quān, juàn
Cantonese: hyun1
JapaneseKun: ISHIYUMI MAGARU MAKI
JapaneseOn: KEN

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: a crossbow which discharged several bolts in succession

CE-Dict: crossbow (arch.)

康熙字典文字版 【寅集下】【弓字部】弮
【廣韻】丘圓切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】驅圓切，𠀤音棬。【集韻】連弩也。【前漢·司馬遷傳】李陵一呼勞軍，士無不起躬流涕，張空弮，冒白刃。【註】李奇曰：弮，弩弓也。師古曰：弮，讀者以爲拳掔之拳，大謬。拳則屈指，不當言張，陵時矢盡，故張弩之空弓，非是手拳也。　又【廣韻】縣名，在滎陽。　又【集韻】古倦切，音眷。義同。　又與卷通。【廣韻】書弮也。今作卷。　又與絭通。【集韻】弮通作絭。攘臂繩也。　又與𢍏通。【集韻】𢍏，摶飯也。或作弮。