弦 Strokes Write it Listen 弦 xián bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring HSK 7–9 8 strokes Radical 弓 Sound + meaning 2 words Built from弓meaninggōngbow; curved, arched玄soundxuándeep, profound, abstruse How it works弓 hints at the meaning (bow), and 玄 xuán hints at the sound.