拱 gǒng — cup hands, arch · English

拱

gǒng

cup hands, arch

At a glance · 拱

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

拱字小篆从手共声，为形声字；本义为拱手、两手相合。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

拱本义为拱手（两手合抱），亦指拱形。

Structure

形声字，左部『手』为意符，右部『共』为声符。

At a glance

Pinyingǒng

Radical扌

Strokes9

UnicodeU+62F1

Character type形声

Theme动作

Six languages, one character

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English cup hands, arch Gong is a phonetic-semantic character meaning to cup the hands and, by extension, an arch.

Français joindre les mains Gong est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant joindre les mains et, par extension, une arche.

Español juntar las manos Gong es un carácter fonosemántico que significa juntar las manos y, por extensión, un arco.

العربية يضم يديه غونغ حرف صوتي دلالي يعني ضم اليدين، ومنه القوس.

Русский складывать руки Гун — фоносемантический знак, означающий сложить руки, далее — арка.

Common words

拱手gǒng shǒucup hands
拱桥gǒng qiáoarch bridge

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