Keyword
to bow
- personally
- in person
- oneself
- Frequency
- #3281
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
gōng
Mnemonic
To bow 弓 one's body 身; 弓 also provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
鞠躬
to bow; (literary) to bend down
卑躬屈膝
to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning; bending and scraping to curry favor
躬
(literary) body (of a human, esp. the torso); (bound form) to bow; (literary) oneself; personally
鞠躬尽瘁
to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost
躬身
to bow; personally
事必躬亲
to attend to everything personally
躬行
to personally undertake or manage
躬亲
to attend to personally; in person