躬

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(literary) body (of a human, esp. the torso); (bound form) to bow; (literary) oneself; personally

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

To bow 弓 one's body 身; 弓 also provides the pronunciation

Components 身弓

stoop · Heisig RSH #2295

身 somebody + 弓 bow

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
反躬自问	fǎn gōng zì wèn	introspection; to ask oneself
事必躬亲	shì bì gōng qīn	to attend to everything personally
躬行	gōng xíng	to personally undertake or manage
躬身	gōng shēn	to bow; personally
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…
圣躬	shèng gōng	the Emperor's body; Holy body; the current reigning Emperor
躬亲	gōng qīn	to attend to personally; in person
卑躬屈节	bēi gōng qū jié	to bow and scrape; to act servilely
打躬作揖	dǎ gōng zuò yī	to bow respectfully with clasped hands; to beg humbly
卑躬屈膝	bēi gōng qū xī	to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning; bending and scraping to curry favor
躬履	gōng lǚ	to carry out a task personally; to take responsibility for
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
鞠躬	jū gōng	to bow; (literary) to bend down