甲骨文“弓”字,一个由弓柄和弓弦组成的弓之形,意为射箭的器具,引申为像弓的东西、弯曲。
TheoraclebonescriptformoftheChinesecharacter“弓”(gōng),whichdepictsabowconsistingofahandleandastring,originallyreferredtoanarcherytoolandwaslaterextendedtorepresentanythingcurvedorshapedlikeabow.
(文字翻译童林李思瑶)