Memory phrase for the character: 躬

躬

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Meaning oneself, personally, to bow

Pronunciation

gōng

Explanation

Left: body 身 (side view of a body), right: bow 弓

Mnemonic
 
A body that bows, shows: himself, his personality.

Radicals

身 body
弓 bow
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 Vocabulary

鞠躬 jū gōng  to bow
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; with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day
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
躬诣 gōng yì  

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