拱[gǒng]

动

1. cup one hand in the other before the chest (in salutation)

♦ 拱手

2. surround

♦ 四山环~的大湖 a large lake surrounded by mountains

3. hump up; arch

♦ 猫~了~腰。 The cat arched its back.

4. push with the shoulders or head

♦ 用肩膀把门~开 push the door open with one's shoulder

5. sprout up through the earth

♦ 苗儿~出土了。 The sprouts are coming out of the earth.

名[建]arch

♦ ~道 archway

♦ ~式涵洞 arch culvert