拱
gǒng HSK7

fold hands on breast

拱 gǒng
arch verb
to form an arch shape or be arched

猫受到惊吓时会把背拱起来。

māo shòu​dào jīng​xià shí huì bǎ bèi gǒng qi​lai.

Cats arch their backs when they are startled.

root verb
to dig or push up earth with the snout

小猪在泥地里拱土找吃的。

xiǎo​zhū zài ní​dì lǐ gǒng tǔ zhǎo chī de.

The piglet is rooting in the mud for food.

salute verb
to cup one's hands in a traditional greeting or respect

他向长辈拱了拱手表示敬意。

tā xiàng zhǎng​bèi gǒng le gǒng​shǒu biǎo​shì jìng​yì.

He cupped his hands to his elders as a sign of respect.

surround verb
to encircle, surround, or crowd around

大家拱着他走出了大门，场面非常热闹。

dà​jiā gǒng zhe tā zǒu​chū le dà​mén, chǎng​miàn fēi​cháng rè​nao.

Everyone crowded around him as they went out the gate; it was a very lively scene.

Frequency
Character
Written text
2,573rd most common 17.3 per million
Movie subtitles
3,064th most common 3.16 per million appears in 2% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
1.64 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
7.17 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 7
Strokes
9
Unicode
U+62F1

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)