in English

gōng
(literary) body (of a human, esp. the torso) / (bound form) to bow / (literary) oneself / personally

How it used to be written

Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

  • 在日本,遇到人鞠躬是有礼貌的表现。

    In Japan, it is polite to bow when one meets someone.

  • 没有人向他恭敬地鞠躬。

    No one respectfully bowed towards him.

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