弗

fú = fu + Ø2

not (literary) / used in transliteration

弗 = 刂 + 弓 : Mnemonic symbol: a woven basket, because the interweaving strokes of 弗 remind me of a woven pattern.

弗 = 刂 + 弓 : Just inside the space station's entrance Frieda Fox wants to shoot kitchen knifes at a woven basket with a composite bow, but since the knifes are too short, she's not really able to.

弗

fú = fu + Ø2

(literary) not / used in transliteration

弗 character breakdown

弗
- 刂
  - 丨
  - 亅
- 弓

刂

da̅o = d + ao1

Kangxi radical 18 (刀[dao1]) as a vertical side element / see also 立刀旁[li4 dao1 pang2] / see also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[ce4 dao1 pang2]

刂 = 丨 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a kitchen knife. Don Quixote (d) is showing off his special knifes in front of the aorta (ao1). One is made from a dinosaur bone (丨), and the other is made from a crowbar (亅).

弓

go̅ng = gu + (e)ng1

a bow (weapon) / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to bend / to arch (one's back etc)

Mnemonic symbol: this character just looks like a composite bow.

Gitta Giraffe (gu) is shooting arrows with a composite bow (弓) in front of the engine ((e)ng1).