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拱 gǒng to salute

to salute; to bow; arched; arch; to cup one's hands in salute

How to remember 拱: 扌 hand + 共 collectively = to salute. At the end of the kung fu show, the students raise their hands collectively and step forward to salute their old master.

  • HSK 7
  • 9 strokes
  • Radical 扌

Component breakdown

拱 = 扌 hand + 共 collectively

  • 扌 hand
  • 共 collectively
    • 龷 bacon rashers
    • 八 eight
The Gushi story

At the end of the kung fu show, the students raise their hands collectively and step forward to salute their old master.

How it is used

  • Two threads: to cup the hands in salute / push with the body - 拱手 (gǒngshǒu) to cup one's hands in greeting, 拱手相让 (gǒngshǒu-xiāngràng) to hand over meekly; and arch-shaped - 拱桥 (gǒngqiáo) an arch bridge, 拱门 (gǒngmén) an archway.
  • 猪拱地 (zhū gǒng dì) = a pig roots/noses in the earth; 拱 = to burrow/push up from below.