弧 = 弓 + 瓜

弧 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “wooden bow”. It is built from 弓 (bow) and 瓜 (melon).

Keyword: wooden bow
Pinyin (Mandarin): hú
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: деревянный лук
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 弧 arc

Decomposition

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弓 bow
瓜 melon

How to find 弧 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bow” + “melon”. 弧 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 弧 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.