彀(gòu)

13 strokes

to draw a bow to the full

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Character information

Pinyin
gòu
Meaning
to draw a bow to the full; the range of a bow and arrow; old variant of 够, enough
Strokes
13
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 彀 comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿰⿱⿳士冖一弓殳

Made of

士shì冖mì一yī弓gōng殳shū

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 彀 step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 彀

Common words using 彀 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

gòu彀zhōng中

within the range of a bow and arrow; (fig.) under sb's control

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néng能gòu彀

able to do sth; in a position to do sth; same as 能夠|能够

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Related characters

From 彀’s common words

中能

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