Author(s)
Peter Dekker
First published
14 March 2020
Last updated
10 September 2021
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
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# |
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 |
