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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 躬

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
躬 gōng - (literary) body (of a human, esp. the torso)
- (bound form) to bow
- (literary) oneself; personally
躬 gōng - old variant of 躬[gong1]

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
- - 14,872 23,976 30,746

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 身 弓

Radical:

身

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

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

Other Words Containing 躬

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
鞠躬 6 8 9,304 18,418 12,572
躬 - - 14,872 23,976 30,746
鞠躬尽瘁 - - 28,686 44,819 33,367
事必躬亲 - - 39,474 59,253 34,461
躬身 - - 58,666 21,445 68,530