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how to write ɡonɡ(cup one hand in the other before the chest) in chinese

拱

pinyinɡǒnɡ
radicals扌Stroke count9
eanglish meaningcup one hand in the other before the chest; encircle; surround; arch

Stroke order of the Chinese character "拱" (ɡonɡ)

Handwriting

v. （两手相合，臂的前部上举） cup one hand in the other before the chest:

1. 拱别
take leave by saluting with both hands folded and raised in front

v. （环绕） encircle; surround:

1. 四山环拱的大湖
a great lake surrounded by mountains;

2. 众星拱月。
A myriad of stars surround the moon.

v. （肢体弯曲成弧形） arch; hump:

1. 拱着腰
arch one's back

v. （用身体撞动物体）push without using one's hands:

1. 用身子拱开了大门
push open the door with one's body

v. （用身体拨开土地等） (of pigs, etc.) dig earth with the snout; (of earthworms, etc.) wriggle through the earth:

1. 猪用嘴拱地。
Pigs dig earth with the snout.

v. （植物生长，从土里向外钻或顶） sprout up through the earth:

1. 苗儿拱出土了。
The young shoots have pushed the soil up.

n. （建筑物成弧形的） arch:

1. 虹式拱
rainbow arch;

2. 圆拱
circular arch

n. （姓氏） a surname:

1. 拱廷臣
Gong Tingchen