拱 - gǒng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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拱

gǒng

Definition

to cup one's hands in salute
to surround
to arch
to dig earth with the snout
arched

Character Decomposition

Related words (25)

拱衛

gǒng wèi

to surround and protect

an arch dam

pillar of a vault

arched; convex curve surface; camber (slightly arched road surface)

拱廊

gǒng láng

triforium (gallery of arches above side-aisle vaulting in the nave of a church)

arch

to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting; (fig.) submissive

拱抱

gǒng bào

to enfold; to encircle

pillar of a vault

arch bridge

arch; vault; arched

a flat round jade ornament with a hole at the center; (fig.) a treasure

拱肩

gǒng jiān

a spandrel (wall filling the shoulder between two neighboring arches)

archway

arched door

an arched roof; a dome; a vault

假拱

jiǎ gǒng

blind arch; false arch

semiarch; half arch

a round vault

to bow with clasped hands

斗拱

dǒu gǒng

interlocking wooden brackets between the top of a column and crossbeams used in traditional Chinese architecture

see 眾星捧月

(lit.) all the stars revolve around Polaris 北辰 (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure; to group around a revered leader

double arched bridge

to bow respectfully with clasped hands; to beg humbly

Idioms (1)

拱手旁觀

gǒng shǒu páng guān

to watch from the sidelines and do nothing (idiom)

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