quān

archaic

Meaning of

弮 means crossbow; ancient mechanical bow. Pronounced quān.

  • crossbow; ancient mechanical bow

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Definitions & Examples

guǎn
chén
liè
zhe
Hàn
dài
de
qīng
tóng
quān
 

The museum displays a bronze crossbow from the Han Dynasty.

dài
shì
bīng
shǒu
chí
qiáng
quān
 
shè
chéng
shù
bǎi
 

Ancient soldiers wielded powerful crossbows with a range of several hundred paces.

Zhè
zhǒng
quān
tōng
de
gōng
wēi
gèng
 
dàn
shàng
xián
jiào
màn
 

This type of crossbow was more powerful than ordinary bows, but slower to reload.

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