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gǒng

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gǒng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gǒng | gong3
English translation
to salute, to bow; arched; arch

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About gǒng

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

gǒng

Contains the radical

shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

hand

Etymology of gǒng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

扌共

Semantic compound

shǒu

Phonetic compound

gòng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shǒu represents the meaning and gòng represents the sound.

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Example sentences using gǒng

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那些 nà xiē zhū zài cóng shù Zhōng 到处 dàochù luàn gǒng .

The pigs were grubbing about among the bushes.

zhè zuò 天主教堂 de gǒng dǐng 非常 fēicháng Gāo .

The vault of this cathedral is very high.

建筑物 jiàn zhù wù de 门楣 mén méi 斗拱 dǒu gǒng Liáng zhǔ , jūn yǒu 精美 jīng měi diāo .

Its lintels, brackets and roofs all have artistic engravings on them.

chūn , shì gǒng zhāng xiǎn zhāo 生命 shēngmìng 神奇 shénqí de 画廊 huà láng .

Spring is also the magic of life demonstrated galleries.

māo 看见 kànjiàn zhǐ gǒu shí gǒng le bēi .

The cat arched her back when she saw the dog.

Words with gǒng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
gǒng to arch gǒng
拱手 gǒng shǒu (fig.) submissive拱手 gǒng shǒu
拱门 gǒng mén arched door拱門
拱形 gǒng xíng arch拱形 gǒng xíng
拱桥 gǒng qiáo arch bridge拱橋
拱墅区 Gǒng shù qū Gongshu district of Hangzhou city 杭州市 Háng zhōu shì [Háng​zhōu​shì], Zhejiang拱墅區
拱顶 gǒng dǐng a dome拱頂
斗拱 dǒu gǒng interlocking wooden brackets between the top of a column and crossbeams used in traditional Chinese architecture斗拱 dǒu gǒng
拱卫 gǒng wèi to surround and protect拱衛
众星拱月 zhòng xīng gǒng yuè to revolve around sb眾星拱月
拱璧 gǒng bì fig. a treasure拱璧 gǒng bì
打拱作揖 dǎ gǒng zuò yī to beg humbly打拱作揖 dǎ gǒng zuò yī

gǒng Decomposition & Compounds

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