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Kanji Detail for 拱 - "fold arms"

  • Meaning

    拱 means "fold arms."

    1. Fold arms - To cross one's hands at the chest; to stand by idly.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    arch; fold arms

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    fold hands on breast; bow, salute

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to cup one's hands in salute; to surround; to arch; to dig earth with the snout; arched

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to salute, to bow; arched; arch

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Joining both hands to show respect. Such as today's 拱手. | The circumference of both hands is also 拱. (Mencius) "Paulownia trees of a span and grasp."
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