gōng

respectful

heart (⺗) + [sound: gōng] (共) = respectful

共 mainly lends the sound gōng; the heart radical ⺗ carries the meaning, suggesting that genuine respect comes from within. Picture keeping your heart steady and open before someone you honor.

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敬地向老师鞠了一个躬。

tā gōng jìng de xiàng lǎo shī jū le yī gè gōng。

He respectfully bowed to the teacher.

她说话的态度非常敬,让大家都很喜欢她。

tā shuō huà de tài du fēi cháng gōng jìng,ràng dà jiā dōu hěn xǐ huān tā。

Her manner of speaking was very respectful, making everyone like her.

Words with 恭

陈恭尹

chén gōng yǐn

Chen Gongyin (1631-1700), early Qing dynasty poet

不恭

bù gōng

disrespectful

不敢恭维

bù gǎn gōng wei

to be underwhelmed

出恭

chū gōng

to defecate (euphemism)

前倨后恭

qián jù hòu gōng

to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)

却之不恭

què zhī bù gōng

to refuse would be impolite

大恭

dà gōng

(literary) excrement; feces

尉迟恭

yù chí gōng

General Yuchi Gong (585-658), famous military man instrumental in founding the Tang dynasty

小恭

xiǎo gōng

(literary) urine

恭候

gōng hòu

to look forward to sth

恭喜

gōng xǐ

to congratulate

恭喜发财

gōng xǐ fā cái

May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)

More characters with 共

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