弓形

gōngxíng
noun #30,991

Meanings

  1. 1 arch shape
  2. 2 bow shape
  3. 3 (geometry) circular segment

Examples

Cǎihóng shì gōngxíng de.
A rainbow is bow-shaped.
Tā de méimao wān chéng gōngxíng.
His eyebrows curve into an arch.

Tips

usage
弓形 = 'bow-shape' — used both literally (a bow, an arch, a curved bridge) and as the geometry term for the area cut off by a chord on a circle (the English 'circular segment'). The medical term 弓形 ('toxoplasma') uses this same morpheme, named for the parasite's curved body shape.

Stroke Order

gōng
xíng