拱 (gung2 | gong3) : arch-shaped; bend low; encircle

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拱

gung2

gong3

[1] arched-shaped; curved (bridge, door, dome, etc)
[2] bend low; hump up; arch
[3] encircle; surround; encompass
[4] cup one hand in the other before the chest
[5] push with the body (or part of it)

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

拱

This word has been viewed 2878 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Oct 2009 03:40

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拱橋 gung2 kiu4 gong3 qiao2 = an arch bridge; to arch one's back

拱形 gung2 jing4 gong3 xing2 = arch

拱手行禮 gung2 sau2 haang4 lai5 = to make a bow with the hands clasped

拱心石 gung2 sam1 sek6 = keystone

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Decimal representation of this word: 拱
Unicode code for this character: U+62f1 (off-site link)

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