to incline (one's torso); to bow

surname Ju; leather ball used in ancient times; (literary) to bring up; to rear; Taiwan pr. [ju2]

leather (革) + sound jū (匊) = bowing low, leather ball

革 (leather) grounds the original meaning: a leather ball used in ancient ball games. 匊 mainly contributes the sound jū and does not carry the meaning forward.

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他向老师深深地了一躬。

tā xiàng lǎo shī shēn shēn de jū le yī gōng。

he bowed deeply to the teacher.

毕业典礼上,学生们向校长躬致谢。

bì yè diǎn lǐ shàng,xué sheng men xiàng xiào zhǎng jū gōng zhì xiè。

at the graduation ceremony, the students bowed to the principal to express their thanks.

Words with 鞠

鞠躬

jū gōng

to bow

鞠躬尽力

jū gōng jìn lì

to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost

鞠躬尽瘁

jū gōng jìn cuì

to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost

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 one's whole life

蹴鞠

cù jū

cuju, ancient Chinese football (soccer)

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