躬
(literary) body (of a human, esp. the torso); (bound form) to bow; (literary) oneself; personally
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,711 U+8EAC
How 躬 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
To bow 弓 one's body 身; 弓 also provides the pronunciation
How to remember it
stoop · Heisig RSH #2295
身 somebody + 弓 bow
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 躬
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 反躬自问 | fǎn gōng zì wèn | introspection; to ask oneself |
| 事必躬亲 | shì bì gōng qīn | to attend to everything personally |
| 躬行 | gōng xíng | to personally undertake or manage |
| 躬身 | gōng shēn | to bow; personally |
| 鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已 | jū gōng jìn cuì , sǐ ér hòu yǐ | to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost… |
| 圣躬 | shèng gōng | the Emperor's body; Holy body; the current reigning Emperor |
| 躬亲 | gōng qīn | to attend to personally; in person |
| 卑躬屈节 | bēi gōng qū jié | to bow and scrape; to act servilely |
| 打躬作揖 | dǎ gōng zuò yī | to bow respectfully with clasped hands; to beg humbly |
| 卑躬屈膝 | bēi gōng qū xī | to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning; bending and scraping to curry favor |
| 躬履 | gōng lǚ | to carry out a task personally; to take responsibility for |
| 鞠躬尽瘁 | jū gōng jìn cuì | to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost |
| 躬诣 | gōng yì | to call (at sb's home) personally |
| 鞠躬 | jū gōng | to bow; (literary) to bend down |