拱(gǒng)

HSK 7-99 strokes

to cup one's hands in salute

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Character information

Pinyin
gǒng
Meaning
to cup one's hands in salute; to surround; to arch; to dig earth with the snout; arched
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 拱 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌共

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 共 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu共gòng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 拱 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 拱

Common words using 拱 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jiǎ假gǒng拱

blind arch; false arch

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bàn半gǒng拱

semiarch; half arch

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yuán圆gǒng拱

a round vault

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dǎ打gǒng拱zuò作yī揖

to bow respectfully with clasped hands

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gǒng拱shù墅

see 拱墅区

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gǒng拱shù墅qū区

Gongshu, a district of Hangzhou City 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang

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gǒng拱xíng形

arch

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gǒng拱shǒu手

to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting

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From 拱’s common words

假半圆打作揖墅区

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