拱
gǒng
Pinyin
Definition
拱
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- to cup one's hands in salute
- to surround
- to arch
- to dig earth with the snout
- arched
Character Decomposition
Idioms (3)
拱手旁观
- 1 to watch from the sidelines and do nothing (idiom)
拱手相让
- 1 to bow and give way (idiom)
- 2 to surrender sth readily
众星拱辰
- 1 lit. all the stars revolve around Polaris 北辰[Běi chén] (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure
- 2 to group around a revered leader