拱北 gǒngběi to pay homage Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents gǒngběi to pay homage 拱 gǒng to surround to surround or encircle; to guard by surrounding北 běi noun north north; the direction to the left when facing the rising sun; northern part of a country or regiongǒngběi gongbei 拱 gǒng noun to arch to arch; to hump up; (of a structure) to be arched北 běi noun north north; the direction to the left when facing the rising sun; northern part of a country or regiongǒngběi Gongbei 拱 gǒng phonetic 北 běi phonetic