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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 拱手

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
拱手 gǒng shǒu - to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting
- (fig.) submissive

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 17,952 15,640 31,153

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
gǒng- to cup one's hands in salute
- to surround
- to arch
- to dig earth with the snout
- arched
shǒu- hand
- (formal) to hold
- person engaged in certain types of work
- person skilled in certain types of work
- personal(ly)
- convenient
- classifier for skill
- CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

Other Words Containing 拱手

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
拱手 - - 17,952 15,640 31,153