shí nǔ

石弩 (shí nǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “catapult; ballista (siege catapult firing stone blocks)”.

Meanings

  1. 1catapult
  2. 2ballista (siege catapult firing stone blocks)

Characters in 石弩

石dàn · dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters弩nǔ · crossbow

Related words

石头stone钻石diamond石dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dou3]; one hundred liters石rock石surname Shi石油oil岩石(geology) rock宝石precious stone; gem陨石meteorite大理石marble石膏gypsum CaSO4·2(H2O)水落石出lit. as the water recedes, the rocks appear (idiom)

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