甲骨文“弓”字，一个由弓柄和弓弦组成的弓之形，意为射箭的器具，引申为像弓的东西、弯曲。
The oracle bone script form of the Chinese character“弓”（gōng），which depicts a bow consisting of a handle and a string，originally referred to an archery tool and was later extended to represent anything curved or shaped like a bow.
（文字翻译 童林 李思瑶）