弧
arc
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,607 U+5F27
How 弧 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
弓 (semantic, “bow”) + 瓜 (phonetic, guā)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 瓜
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 瓜 (guā) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瓜 sound component | guā | melon, gourd, squash, cucumber |
| 孤 | gū | orphaned; alone, lonely, solidary |
| 狐 | hú | fox |
| 呱 | guā | to wail, to cry; to swear at |
| 觚 | gū | jug, goblet; rule, law |
| 胍 | guā | guanidine |
Words containing 弧
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 反射弧 | fǎn shè hú | reflex arc |
| 弧光灯 | hú guāng dēng | arc lamp |
| 霍乱弧菌 | huò luàn hú jūn | cholera bacterium (Vibrio cholerae) |
| 电弧 | diàn hú | electric arc |
| 弧长 | hú cháng | arc length |
| 弧光 | hú guāng | arc light |
| 弧线 | hú xiàn | arc |
| 弧度 | hú dù | radian; arc; curve; curvature |
| 弧形 | hú xíng | curve; arc |
| 岛弧 | dǎo hú | (geology) island arc |
| 大括弧 | dà kuò hú | braces; curly brackets { } |
| 弧菌 | hú jūn | (biology) vibrio |
| 余弧 | yú hú | complementary arc |
| 圆弧 | yuán hú | arc (segment of a circle) |
| 电弧焊 | diàn hú hàn | electric arc welding |
| 括弧 | kuò hú | parentheses; brackets |
| 氩弧焊 | yà hú hàn | argon arc welding; TIG welding |