péngbēng

a bow stretched to the full

Evolution

弸 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
弸 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
弸 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
弸 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Definitions

 

péng

a bow stretched to the full; tensely drawn

 

bēng

full; stretch

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

11

Unicode

U+5F38

Shuowen

“弸,弓彊皃。从弓,朋聲。”


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