Keyword
arch
- to salute
- to bow
- arched
- Frequency
- #2873
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
gǒng
Mnemonic
扌 (hand) gives the meaning and 共 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
拱
to cup one's hands in salute; to surround; to arch; to dig earth with the snout; arched
拱门
arched door
拱手
to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting; (fig.) submissive
拱形
arch
拱桥
arch bridge
斗拱
dougong – an interlocking wooden bracket system between the top of a column and a crossbeam, used in traditional Chinese architecture to support overhanging roofs, composed of blocks and arms fitted together without nails
拱卫
to surround and protect
拱顶
an arched roof; a dome; a vault
拱廊
triforium (gallery of arches above side-aisle vaulting in the nave of a church)
拱坝
an arch dam
拱手相让
(idiom) to surrender sth without resistance
拱墅区
Gongshu, a district of Hangzhou City 杭州市 (HángzhōuShì), Zhejiang
拱手让人
(idiom) to surrender sth without resistance
双曲拱桥
double arched bridge
拱状
arch; vault; arched
拱璧
a flat round jade ornament with a hole at the center; fig. a treasure
拱柱
pillar of a vault