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躬
gōng
1. body
2. oneself
3. personally
4. to bow
Common • Top 17% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

躬
gōng
to bow; personally, in person; oneself
HSK 6 10 丶

Compound Words (15)

圣躬
shènggōng
the Emperor's body
躬履
gōnglǚ
to carry out a task personally
躬行
gōngxíng
to personally undertake or manage
躬亲
gōngqīn
to attend to personally
躬诣
gōngyì
to call (at sb's home) personally
躬身
gōngshēn
to bow
鞠躬
jūgōng
to bow
HSK 6
事必躬亲
shìbìgōngqīn
to attend to everything personally
卑躬屈节
bēigōngqūjié
to bow and scrape
卑躬屈膝
bēigōngqūxī
to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
反躬自问
fǎngōngzìwèn
introspection
打躬作揖
dǎgōngzuòyī
to bow respectfully with clasped hands
鞠躬尽力
jūgōngjìnlì
to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost
鞠躬尽瘁
jūgōngjìncuì
to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost
鞠躬尽瘁,死而后已
jūgōngjìncuì,sǐérhòuyǐ
to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life

Alternate Entries

躬
gōng
old variant of [[躬<gōng>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,649
Word Frequency Rank
14,088 of 84,292

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