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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- gong3
- English meanings
- to cup one's hands in salute, to surround, to arch, to dig earth with the snout, arched
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 共.
Meaning & sound clues
扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.
共 is identified as the sound component (gòng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 拱.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
feed
fair
totally
skill
palace
work; worker
consolidate
surname Gong
respectful; polite
attack
tribute; contribute
bow; personally
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