拱手 gǒng shǒu ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄕㄡˇ gung2 sau2
- to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting
- (fig.) submissive
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拱
- 假拱 jiǎ gǒng ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥˇ gaa2 gung2 blind arch
- 半拱 bàn gǒng ㄅㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄥˇ bun3 gung2 semiarch
- 圆拱 圓拱 yuán gǒng ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄥˇ jyun4 gung2 a round vault
- 打拱 dǎ gǒng ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥˇ daa2 gung2 to bow with clasped hands
- 拱墅 Gǒng shù ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄕㄨˋ gung2 seoi5 see 拱墅区
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- 拱墩 gǒng dūn ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄉㄨㄣ gung2 deon1 pillar of a vault
- 拱坝 拱壩 gǒng bà ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄅㄚˋ gung2 baa3 an arch dam
- 拱度 gǒng dù ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄉㄨˋ gung2 dou6 camber
- 拱廊 gǒng láng ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄌㄤˊ gung2 long4 triforium (gallery of arches above side-aisle vaulting in the nave of a church)
- 拱形 gǒng xíng ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ gung2 jing4 arch
- 拱抱 gǒng bào ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄅㄠˋ gung2 pou5 to enfold
- 拱柱 gǒng zhù ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄓㄨˋ gung2 cyu5 pillar of a vault
- 拱桥 拱橋 gǒng qiáo ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄠˊ gung2 kiu4 arch bridge
- 拱火 gǒng huǒ ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ gung2 fo2 (dialect) (fig.) to fan the flames; to fuel sb's anger
- 拱状 拱狀 gǒng zhuàng ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄓㄨㄤˋ gung2 zong6 arch
- 拱璧 gǒng bì ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄅㄧˋ gung2 bik1 a flat round jade ornament with a hole at the center
- 拱肩 gǒng jiān ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄢ gung2 gin1 a spandrel (wall filling the shoulder between two neighboring arches)
- 拱卫 拱衛 gǒng wèi ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄨㄟˋ gung2 wai6 to surround and protect
- 拱道 gǒng dào ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄉㄠˋ gung2 dou6 archway
- 拱门 拱門 gǒng mén ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄇㄣˊ gung2 mun4 arched door
手
- 一手 yī shǒu ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ jat1 sau2 a skill
- 下手 xià shǒu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ haa6 sau2 to start
- 二手 èr shǒu ㄦˋ ㄕㄡˇ ji6 sau2 indirectly acquired
- 人手 rén shǒu ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ jan4 sau2 manpower
- 伸手 shēn shǒu ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ san1 sau2 to reach out with one's hand
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- 凶手 兇手 xiōng shǒu ㄒㄩㄥ ㄕㄡˇ hung1 sau2 murderer
- 入手 rù shǒu ㄖㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ jap6 sau2 to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 从 + {noun} + 入手: "to begin with {noun}; to take {noun} as one's starting point")
- 两手 兩手 liǎng shǒu ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄡˇ loeng5 sau2 one's two hands
- 出手 chū shǒu ㄔㄨ ㄕㄡˇ ceot1 sau2 to dispose of
- 分手 fēn shǒu ㄈㄣ ㄕㄡˇ fan1 sau2 to part company
- 助手 zhù shǒu ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ zo6 sau2 assistant; helper
- 动手 動手 dòng shǒu ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ dung6 sau2 to set about (a task)
- 失手 shī shǒu ㄕ ㄕㄡˇ sat1 sau2 a slip
- 好手 hǎo shǒu ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄡˇ hou2 sau2 expert
- 射手 shè shǒu ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄡˇ se6 sau2 archer
- 对手 對手 duì shǒu ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ deoi3 sau2 opponent
- 帮手 幫手 bāng shou ㄅㄤ ˙ㄕㄡ bong1 sau2 helper; assistant
- 得手 dé shǒu ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄡˇ dak1 sau2 to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed
- 手册 手冊 shǒu cè ㄕㄡˇ ㄘㄜˋ sau2 caak3 manual; handbook
- 手动 手動 shǒu dòng ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ sau2 dung6 manual
Idioms with these characters
- 拱手让人 拱手讓人 gǒng shǒu ràng rén ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄖㄤˋ ㄖㄣˊ gung2 sau2 joeng6 jan4 (idiom) to surrender sth without resistance
- 拱手相让 拱手相讓 gǒng shǒu xiāng ràng ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄖㄤˋ gung2 sau2 soeng1 joeng6 (idiom) to surrender sth without resistance
- 众星拱辰 眾星拱辰 zhòng xīng gǒng chén ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄥˇ ㄔㄣˊ zung3 sing1 gung2 san4 lit. all the stars revolve around Polaris 北辰 (idiom, from Analects); fig. to view sb as core figure
- 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 碍手碍脚 礙手礙腳 ài shǒu ài jiǎo ㄞˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ngoi6 sau2 ngoi6 goek3 (idiom) to be in the way; to be a hindrance
- 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1 (idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
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- 赤手空拳 chì shǒu kōng quán ㄔˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄩㄢˊ cek3 sau2 hung1 kyun4 (idiom) with one's bare hands (unarmed – also figuratively: without assistance)
- 措手不及 cuò shǒu bù jí ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ cou3 sau2 bat1 kap6 no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
- 大手大脚 大手大腳 dà shǒu dà jiǎo ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ daai6 sau2 daai6 goek3 extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful
- 大显身手 大顯身手 dà xiǎn shēn shǒu ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ daai6 hin2 san1 sau2 (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
- 得心应手 得心應手 dé xīn yìng shǒu ㄉㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ dak1 sam1 jing3 sau2 lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job
- 放开手脚 放開手腳 fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo ㄈㄤˋ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ fong3 hoi1 sau2 goek3 to have free rein (idiom)
- 缚手缚脚 縛手縛腳 fù shǒu fù jiǎo ㄈㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ bok3 sau2 bok3 goek3 (idiom) to be bound by too many restrictions