躬

gōng

body; personally, in person

How to write 躬, stroke by stroke

(literary) body (of a human, esp. the torso); (bound form) to bow; (literary) oneself; personally; old variant of 躬

Ideographic: To bow 弓 one's body 身; 弓 also provides the pronunciation

Made of 身 + 弓

鞠躬jū gōngto bow; (literary) to bend down
卑躬屈膝bēi gōng qū xīto bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning; bending and scraping to curry favor
圣躬shèng gōngthe Emperor's body; Holy body; the current reigning Emperor
躬履gōng lǚto carry out a task personally; to take responsibility for
躬行gōng xíngto personally undertake or manage
躬亲gōng qīnto attend to personally; in person
躬身gōng shēnto bow; personally
躬诣gōng yìto call (at sb's home) personally
事必躬亲shì bì gōng qīnto attend to everything personally
卑躬屈节bēi gōng qū jiéto bow and scrape; to act servilely
反躬自问fǎn gōng zì wènintrospection; to ask oneself
打躬作揖dǎ gōng zuò yīto bow respectfully with clasped hands; to beg humbly

没有人向他恭敬地鞠躬。
méi yǒu rén xiàng tā gōng jìng dì jū gōng 。
No one respectfully bowed towards him.
他向女王鞠躬。
tā xiàng nǚ wáng jū gōng 。
He bowed to the Queen.
男孩向我鞠了个躬。
nán hái xiàng wǒ jū le gè gōng 。
The boy bowed to me.