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拱
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arch

HSK 7
Human →Actions
gǒng
キョウ、コウ
こまぬ.く、こまね.く
공
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 共 represents the sound.
Components
扌 hand (side)+ 共 together =
拱 arch
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
共 Phonetic component
gòng together
together with, all, total
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
拱
Regular
Modern
Chinese
拱 [gǒng]
to cup one's hands in salute; to surround; to arch; to dig earth with the snout; arched
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (45)
拱手 [gǒng​shǒu] #17,952
to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting
拱门 [gǒng​mén] #20,966
arched door
拱门 [gǒng​mén] #20,966
arched door
拱形 [gǒng​xíng] #34,058
arch
拱桥 [gǒng​qiáo] #59,969
arch bridge
拱桥 [gǒng​qiáo] #59,969
arch bridge
拱墅区 [Gǒng​shù​qū] #31,663
Gongshu district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Háng​zhōu​shì], Zhejiang
拱墅区 [Gǒng​shù​qū] #31,663
Gongshu district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Háng​zhōu​shì], Zhejiang
拱顶 [gǒng​dǐng] #46,056
an arched roof
拱顶 [gǒng​dǐng] #46,056
an arched roof
35 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (6)
手をこまねく [てをこまねく] #26,236
to fold one's arms
拱手 [きょうしゅ] #105,773
doing nothing (to help)
腕をこまねく [うでをこまねく] #136,821
to look on with arms folded
拱手傍観 [きょうしゅぼうかん] #163,099
stand idly by and watch
拱く [こまねく] #236,014
to fold (one's) arms
拱門 [きょうもん]
archway