躬 gōng to bow
to bow; personally; in person
怎么记住“躬”: 身 body + 弓 bow = to bow. After hitting the target, the archer lowers his bow and bends his whole body to bow to the cheering crowd.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
躬 = 身 body + 弓 bow
- 身 body meaning
- 弓 bow sound
After hitting the target, the archer lowers his bow and bends his whole body to bow to the cheering crowd.
How it came to be
The body gives the meaning and the bow gives the sound.
用法
- To bow, and personally/in person: 鞠躬 (jūgōng) to take a bow, 鞠躬尽瘁 (jūgōng-jìncuì) to devote oneself utterly (until death).
- 事必躬亲 (shìbì-gōngqīn) means to attend to everything personally; 躬行 (gōngxíng) means to practice personally. Formal/literary in the 'in person' sense.