躬

gōng

(literary) body (of a human, esp. the torso)

(bound form) to bow; (literary) oneself; personally; old variant of 躬[gong1]

body (身) + bow shape (弓) = to bow; one's own body

To bow is to curve the body like a drawn bow. 身 grounds the character in the physical body, while 弓 captures the arc of bending low in deference.

身+弓→躬
弓Bow (the weapon)Semantic
身BodySemantic

他向老师深深地鞠了一躬。

tā xiàng lǎo shī shēn shēn de jū le yī gōng。

he bowed deeply to the teacher.

领导亲躬其事,大家都很感动。

lǐng dǎo qīn gōng qí shì,dà jiā dōu hěn gǎn dòng。

the leader personally attended to the matter, and everyone was moved.

Words with 躬

卑躬屈膝

bēi gōng qū xī

to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning

鞠躬

jū gōng

to bow

鞠躬尽力

jū gōng jìn lì

to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost

鞠躬尽瘁

jū gōng jìn cuì

to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost

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 one's whole life

事必躬亲

shì bì gōng qīn

to attend to everything personally

卑躬屈节

bēi gōng qū jié

to bow and scrape

反躬自问

fǎn gōng zì wèn

introspection

打躬作揖

dǎ gōng zuò yī

to bow respectfully with clasped hands

圣躬

shèng gōng

the Emperor's body

躬履

gōng lǚ

to carry out a task personally

躬行

gōng xíng

to personally undertake or manage

More characters with 身

躲軃躯射躺