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7-9

to bow

Composition


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Pinyin

gong1 gōng

Meaning


Primary

to bow

Alternatives

bow, bowing, bows, bowed

Mnemonic


[g-] Gandalf is in [1] front of the [-ong] temple near the entrance by the rock garden. He is offended that the monks outside don't 躬 bow to him and his wizard greatness. So he slams his staff to the ground to cast a spell, turning the 身 bodies of the monks into literal stringed 弓 bows, thus making them 躬 bow.

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