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拱
gung2
Mandarin: gong3
Definitions
  1. 1 to cup one's hands in salute
  2. 2 to surround
  3. 3 to arch
  4. 4 to dig earth with the snout
  5. 5 arched
  6. 6 to salute
  7. 7 arched-shape
  8. 8 to surround
  9. 9 to push
  10. 10 # adapted from cc-cedict
Other Readings
拱
dau6
[[to check someone's identity; to investigate someone's background; to support]]
Words containing 拱
拱手行禮
gung2 sau2 haang4 lai5
to make a bow with the hands clasped
拱/抽
cau1
[[to pull]] to beat up, to hit, to fight, cf. kwàhn chāu 群拱, jek chāu 雙
拱心石
gung2 sam1 sek6
keystone (the wedge-shaped stone at the top of an arch)
神推鬼拱
san4 teoi1 gwai2 gung2
(slang) someone does things unconsciously; unaware; unrealized
拱橋
gung2 kiu4
an arch bridge; to arch one's back
拱北
gung2 bak1
Gongbei
拱形
gung2 jing4
arch; arched; archform
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