弩 = 奴 + 弓

弩 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “cross-bow”. It is built from 奴 (slave) and 弓 (bow).

Keyword: cross-bow
Pinyin (Mandarin): nǔ
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: cross-bow, bow, арбалет, лук, bow

Decomposition

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奴 slave
弓 bow

How to find 弩 without knowing its reading

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

Open 弩 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.