body, oneself; to bend forward

Animated Stroke Order 躬

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Stroke Order Diagrams 躬

躬 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
xiàng
lǎo
shī
gōng
biǎo
shì
jìng

He bowed to the teacher to show respect.

2
gōng
xíng
jié
jiǎn
cóng
làng
fèi

He practices thrift personally and never wastes.

3
gōng
shēn
jiǎn
shàng
de
shū
běn

He bent over to pick up the book on the ground.

4
gōng
shuō
xiè
xiè

He bowed and said thank you.

5
biǎo
yǎn
jié
shù
hòu
yǎn
yuán
men
xiàng
guān
zhòng
gōng
zhì

After the performance, the actors bowed to the audience.

6
zài
zhèng
shì
chǎng
rén
men
cháng
cháng
gōng
biǎo
shì
zūn
jìng

In formal occasions, people often bow to show respect.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes10
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2929
Zhuyinㄍㄨㄥ
Components
UnicodeU+8EAC
CangjieHHHML
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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