| 弩 | |||
| cross-bow, bow; downward stroke | |||
| Radical | 弓𢎗𢎘 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 5 | Total Strokes | 8 |
| Mandarin reading | nǔ | Cantonese reading | nou5 |
| Japanese on reading | do | Japanese kun reading | ishumi |
| Korean reading | no | Vietnamese reading | nỏ |
| 弩 | |||
| cross-bow, bow; downward stroke | |||
| Radical | 弓𢎗𢎘 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Strokes (without radical) | 5 | Total Strokes | 8 |
| Mandarin reading | nǔ | Cantonese reading | nou5 |
| Japanese on reading | do | Japanese kun reading | ishumi |
| Korean reading | no | Vietnamese reading | nỏ |
| 弩炮 | [ nǔ paò ] catapult, ballista (siege catapult firing stone blocks) |
| ⇒ 剑拔弩张 | [ jiàn bá nǔ zhāng ] lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility, at daggers drawn |
| ⇒ 强弩之末 | [ qiáng nǔ zhī mò ] lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom), fig. spent force |