Radical: 弓 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

弧 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 弧

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 弧.

余弧
yú hú
complementary arc
圆弧
yuán hú
arc of a circle
岛弧
dǎo hú
island arc (geology)
弧光
hú guāng
arc light
弧度
hú dù
radian
弧形
hú xíng
arch
弧线
hú xiàn
arc (of curve)
弧菌
hú jūn
弧长
hú cháng
arc length (the length of a curve segment)
括弧
kuò hú
parenthesis
电弧
diàn hú
electric arc
反射弧
fǎn shè hú
reflex arc

Related characters (radical 弓)

Characters that share the radical .

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