拱 [gǒng]

• 动词
  • （两手相合，臂的前部上举） cup one hand in the other before the chest:

    take leave by saluting with both hands folded and raised in front

    拱别

  • （环绕） encircle; surround:

    a great lake surrounded by mountains;

    四山环拱的大湖

    A myriad of stars surround the moon.

    众星拱月。

  • （肢体弯曲成弧形） arch; hump:

    arch one's back

    拱着腰

  • （用身体撞动物体）push without using one's hands:

    push open the door with one's body

    用身子拱开了大门

  • （用身体拨开土地等） (of pigs, etc.) dig earth with the snout; (of earthworms, etc.) wriggle through the earth:

    Pigs dig earth with the snout.

    猪用嘴拱地。

  • （植物生长， 从土里向外钻或顶） sprout up through the earth:

    The young shoots have pushed the soil up.

    苗儿拱出土了。

• 名词
  • （建筑物成弧形的） arch:

    rainbow arch;

    虹式拱

    circular arch

    圆拱

  • （姓氏） a surname:

    Gong Tingchen

    拱廷臣