拱

to cup one's hands in salute; to surround; to arch; to dig earth with the snout; arched

9 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,821 U+62F1

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 共 (phonetic, gòng)

components: 扌共

arch · Heisig RSH #2768

fingers + 共 together

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 共

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 共 (gòng) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
共 sound component	gòng	all, total; together; to share
恭	gōng	polite, respectful, reverent
粪	fèn	manure, dung; shit, excrement
哄	hǒng	to coax; to beguile, to cheat, to deceive; tumult, uproar
烘	hōng	to bake, to roast; to dry by the fire
珙	gǒng	precious stone; a county in Sichuan
蕻	hòng	budding, flourishing
龚	gōng	to give, to present; reverential
栱	gǒng	stake, post; pillar; peg
輂	jú	horse-drawn carriage
衖	xiàng	alley, lane

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
众星拱月	zhòng xīng gǒng yuè	see 眾星捧月\|众星捧月[zhong4 xing1 peng3 yue4]
远拱点	yuǎn gǒng diǎn	(astronomy) apoapsis
双曲拱桥	shuāng qū gǒng qiáo	double arched bridge
拱手让人	gǒng shǒu ràng rén	(idiom) to surrender sth without resistance
拱手相让	gǒng shǒu xiāng ràng	(idiom) to surrender sth without resistance
近拱点	jìn gǒng diǎn	(astronomy) periapsis
拱手	gǒng shǒu	to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting; (fig.) submissive
拱道	gǒng dào	archway
拱门	gǒng mén	arched door
打拱	dǎ gǒng	to bow with clasped hands
拱点	gǒng diǎn	(astronomy) apsis; apse
拱火	gǒng huǒ	(dialect) (fig.) to fan the flames; to fuel sb's anger
拱度	gǒng dù	camber
拱形	gǒng xíng	arch
半拱	bàn gǒng	semiarch; half arch
斗拱	dǒu gǒng	dougong – an interlocking wooden bracket system between the top of a column and a crossbea…
假拱	jiǎ gǒng	blind arch; false arch
拱卫	gǒng wèi	to surround and protect
猪拱菌	zhū gǒng jūn	Chinese truffle
拱顶	gǒng dǐng	an arched roof; a dome; a vault