1. Global overview
The following list is an overview of Chinese bow terminology as found in the Wuti Qingwen Jian (五體清文鑑) or "Five languages compendium", a Qing imperial dictionary in Manchu, Mongolian, Uighur, Tibetan, and Chinese of circa 1790. Published under the Qianlong emperor.

# |
English |
Chinese |
Pinyin |
Bow | 弓 | Gōng | |
1. | Bow grip | 弓弝 | Gōngbà |
2. | Sides of bow grip | 弓弝膀子 | Gōng bà bǎngzi |
3. | Arrow slipping spot | 箭溜子 | Jiàn liūzi |
4. | Bow ear | 弓弰 | Gōng shāo |
5. | Tip | 弰頭 | Shāo tóu |
6. | String notch | 扣子 | Kòuzi |
7. | String bridge | 弓墊子 | Gōng diànzi |
8. | Bow knee (lit. "brain") | 弓腦 | Gōng nǎo |
9. | Painted birch bark | 畫樺皮 | Huà huà pí |
10. | Bow face | 弓面 | Gōng miàn |
11. | Bowstring | 弓弦 | Gōng xián |
12. | Bowstring knot | 弦挌搭 | Xián gé dā |
2. Qing bow anatomy

# |
English |
Chinese |
Pinyin transliteration |
1. | Bow core | 弓胎 | Gōng tāi |
2. | Bow core two bodies | 弓胎兩身 | Gōng tāi liǎng shēn |
3. | Bow ear male tenon | 弓弰挿口 | Gōng shāo chākǒu |
4. | Bow ear female tenon | 弓弰挿口凹處 | Gōng shāo chākǒu āo chù |
5. | Sinew | 筋 | Jīn |