躬 — Chinese character
躬
gōng
to bow; personally, in person; oneself
- Pinyin
- gōng
- Radical
- 158 ⾝ (Body)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 身 弓
- Formation
- ideographic — To bow 弓 one's body 身; 弓 also provides the pronunciation
- Japanese
- 躬 as a kanji
Common words with 躬
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鞠躬 | jū gōng | to bow; (literary) to bend down |
| 卑躬屈膝 | bēi gōng qū xī | to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning; bending and scraping to curry favor |
| 鞠躬尽瘁 (鞠躬盡瘁) | jū gōng jìn cuì | to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost |
| 躬身 | gōng shēn | to bow; personally |
| 事必躬亲 (事必躬親) | shì bì gōng qīn | to attend to everything personally |
| 躬行 | gōng xíng | to personally undertake or manage |
| 躬亲 (躬親) | gōng qīn | to attend to personally; in person |
| 卑躬屈节 (卑躬屈節) | bēi gōng qū jié | to bow and scrape; to act servilely |
| 反躬自问 (反躬自問) | fǎn gōng zì wèn | introspection; to ask oneself |
| 打躬作揖 | dǎ gōng zuò yī | to bow respectfully with clasped hands; to beg humbly |
| 圣躬 (聖躬) | shèng gōng | the Emperor's body; Holy body |
| 躬履 | gōng lǚ | to carry out a task personally; to take responsibility for |
English words written with 躬
躬 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 11 · I Ching 4 · Zhuangzi 4
- Analects 4.22
- Analects 7.32
- Analects 10.4
- Analects 10.5
- Analects 13.18
- Analects 14.6
- Analects 15.14
- Analects 20.1
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