拱

To cup one's hands in salute in Chinese: 拱 (gǒng)

gǒng

to cup one's hands in salute

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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拱

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄨㄥˇ

gǒng

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄥ/ engˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 这是一座漂亮的石拱桥。

    zhè shì yí zuò piào liang de shí gǒng qiáo。

    This is a beautiful stone arch bridge.

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Related words

共鸣

gòng míng

(physics) to resonate

共识

gòng shí

common understanding

共同体

gòng tóng tǐ

community

共性

gòng xìng

overall character

勾

gōu

to attract

勾画

gōu huà

to sketch out

勾结

gōu jié

to collude with

钩

gōu

to hook

钩子

gōu zi

hook

构思

gòu sī

to design

构想

gòu xiǎng

to conceive

购

gòu

to buy

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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