[gǒng]
[動]
（兩手相合，臂的前部上舉） cup one hand in the other before the chest
take leave by saluting with both hands folded and raised in front
拱別
（環繞） encircle; surround
a great lake surrounded by mountains
四山環拱的大湖
A myriad of stars surround the moon.
眾星拱月。
（肢體彎曲成弧形） arch; hump
arch one's back
拱著腰
（用身體撞動物體）push without using one's hands
push open the door with one's body
用身子拱開了大門
（用身體撥開土地等） (of pigs, etc.) dig earth with the snout; (of earthworms, etc.) wriggle through the earth
Pigs dig earth with the snout.
豬用嘴拱地。
（植物生長， 從土里向外鉆或頂） sprout up through the earth
The young shoots have pushed the soil up.
苗兒拱出土了。
[名]
（建筑物成弧形的） arch
rainbow arch
虹式拱
circular arch
圓拱
（姓氏） a surname
Gong Tingchen
拱廷臣