拱

gǒng

HSK 7freq #13579

Meanings

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gǒng

1.to cup one's hands in salute
2.to surround
3.to arch
4.to dig earth with the snout
5.arched

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Wiktionary

1.to fold the hands in front of the breast
2.to bow; to salute
3.to surround; to encircle
4.area enclosed by the arms
5.to push upwards or outwards
6.to sprout
7.to arch
8.arched

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Etymology

Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kloŋʔ): semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 共 (OC *kloŋ, *ɡloŋs).

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Components

拱扌共

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Synonyms

包周旋圍围圍繞围绕環抱环抱環拱环拱環繞环绕盤旋盘旋迴旋回旋

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Related words

拱抱 to enfold 半拱 semiarch 拱柱 pillar of a vault 拱璧 a flat round jade ornament with a hole at the center 拱桥 arch bridge 拱墩 pillar of a vault 拱顶 an arched roof 拱墅 see 拱墅区[Gǒng shù Qū]拱形 arch 拱肩 a spandrel (wall filling the shoulder between two neighboring arches)拱度 camber 拱坝 an arch dam