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Prodigal Son -

sucks to be you, dude. I guess that's what happens when you get something that you can't read
permanenly printed on yourself?



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Joffrie -

Hi,
Well, I am sure it is 弹, which does mean to play an instrument like guitar or piano not violin.
However, as a single character, like single word "make" in English, it does not have one single
and simple meaning.
As a verb, it may also mean to shoot [pebbles (as with a catapult)], or to flick or flip (ash), or
accuse/impeach.
It also means be elastic; spring/bounce/leap; and even shed (tears).
As a noun, it could mean ball or bullet.










trien27 -

弓 meaning "bow" as in "bow and arrow", belong together with the partial character, it's function
is: "you pluck an instrument like you are plucking the string on a bow". Use some imagination, and
you will get the original meaning to most Chinese characters. Now, without the bow, you can never
play the instrument: like a guitar or violin[my use of these instruments illustrates the "plucking
on a bow string" concept similarly employed while playing/ learning to play these instruments]!












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