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拱 (gǒng): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 7-9

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拱 (gǒng): To cup hands in salute — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 7-9 Recognition 7-9 Writing 7-9

1.

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2.

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3.

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Left-Right

拱

扌shǒu · hand

共gòng · together

拱=

4.

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5.

Related Words: 拱

拱手 • gǒng shǒu • to cup one's hands in greeting

gǒng拱

shǒu手

to cup one's hands in greeting

6.

Example Sentences

tā他

gōng恭

jìng敬

de地

xiàng向

lǎo老

shī

Information

Pinyingǒng

Meaningto cup hands in salute; to arch

Strokes9

Radical扌

Traditional拱

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2313

Zhuyinㄍㄨㄥˇ

UnicodeU+62F1

CangjieQTC

扌shǒu · hand

+共gòng · together

拱门 • gǒng mén • archway; arched door

gǒng拱

mén门

archway; arched door

师

gǒng拱

le了

gǒng拱

shǒu手

。

He respectfully cupped his hands in salute to the teacher.

tā他

gǒng拱

shǒu手

xiàng向

lǎo老

shī师

biǎo表

shì示

jìng敬

yì意

。

He cupped his hands to show respect to the teacher.

gōng公

yuán园

rù入

kǒu口

yǒu有

yí一

zuò座

měi美

lì丽

de的

gǒng拱

mén门

。

There is a beautiful archway at the park entrance.

zhè这

zuò座

gǔ古

lǎo老

de的

gǒng拱

qiáo桥

héng横

kuà跨

zài在

hé河

shàng上

。

This ancient arch bridge spans across the river.

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