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Character Decomposition
拱=扌+共
Etymology
hand
Meanings
to cup one's hands in salute
to surround
to arch
to dig earth with the snout
arched
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Words with 拱 63 total
to bow with clasped hands打拱dǎ gǒngblind arch · false arch假拱jiǎ gǒngsemiarch · half arch半拱bàn gǒnga round vault圆拱yuán gǒngpillar of a vault拱墩gǒng dūnan arch dam拱坝gǒng bàcamber拱度gǒng dùtriforium (gallery of arches above side-aisle vaulting in the nave of a church)拱廊gǒng lángarch拱形gǒng xíngto cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting · (fig.) submissive拱手gǒng shǒuto enfold · to encircle拱抱gǒng bàopillar of a vault拱柱gǒng zhùarch bridge拱桥gǒng qiáo(dialect) (fig.) to fan the flames; to fuel sb's anger拱火gǒng huǒarch · vault · arched拱状gǒng zhuànga flat round jade ornament with a hole at the center · fig. a treasure拱璧gǒng bìa spandrel (wall filling the shoulder between two neighboring arches)拱肩gǒng jiānto surround and protect拱卫gǒng wèiarchway拱道gǒng dàoarched door拱门gǒng ménan arched roof · a dome · a vault拱顶gǒng dǐng(astronomy) apsis; apse拱点gǒng diǎndougong – an interlocking wooden bracket system between the top of a column and a crossbeam, used in traditional Chinese architecture to support overhanging roofs, composed of blocks and arms fitted together without nails斗拱dǒu gǒngGongshu, a district of Hangzhou City 杭州市, Zhejiang拱墅区Gǒng shù Qū
Idioms with 拱 20 total Chain
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