1. 拱

拱

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  1. 拱 is the 2568th most frequent character.
  2. 拱 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 拱 appears as a character in 10 words.
  4. 拱 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
拱 => 扌, 共
Radical :
拱 => 扌 (hand), 艹 (grass), 一 (one), 八 (eight/divide)
Graphical :
拱 => 亅, 二, 艹, 一, 八

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. gong3 - to cup one's hands in salute/to surround/to arch/to dig earth with the snout/arched

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 拱 (gong3): The component 共 is pronounced as 'gong4'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

拱 
拱手 

Medium Frequency

拱墅区 (拱墅區)
拱形 
拱桥 (拱橋)
拱门 (拱門)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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