go̅ng
=
gu
+
(e)ng1:
a bow (weapon) / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to bend / to arch (one's back etc)
Mnemonic
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).
lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom) / fig. to display ambidexterity / to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession / to use both feet equally (football)