躬

gōng
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frequent character
(literary) body (of a human, esp. the torso)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

躬 has 身 body as the meaning part and 弓 gōng as a sound part. It first meant body. The meaning grew to bowing at the waist and then to personally or oneself.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

躬gōng
old variant of 躬[gong1]

Homophones

公gōng
public, fair, impartial, male
宫gōng
palace, temple, uterus
供gōng
to supply
弓gōng
bow
功gōng
achievement
攻gōng
to attack
红gōng
used in 女紅|女红[nu:3gong1]

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