續一切經音義 8.164

8.164

彎弓（上烏關反韻集云彎謂挽弓曲勢也說文云從弓䜌聲也下居戎反切韻云弓矢也釋名云弓穹也謂張之穹穹然世本云黃帝臣揮作弓說文云像弓之形）。

Drawing a bow (彎弓: the first character is [pronounced with the] fanqie [initial and final of] 烏 and 關; the Yunji says that 'wān' means the curved posture of drawing a bow; the Shuowen says it takes the 'bow' radical and the phonetic 'luán'. The second character is [pronounced with the] fanqie [initial and final of] 居 and 戎; the Qieyun says it means bow and arrows; the Shiming says 'gōng' means arched (穹), referring to its being arched when drawn; the Shiben says Hui, an officer of the Yellow Emperor, made bows; the Shuowen says it depicts the shape of a bow).