躬

躬
go̅ng = gu + (e)ng1
body (of a human, esp. the torso) / to bow / (literary) oneself; personally
躬 = 弓 + 身 : Gitta Giraffe (gu) tries to personally (躬) shoot herself (躬) with a composite bow (弓). In front of the engine she bows (躬) to fit her body (躬) into the bow, and so as to not get her clothes stuck in the bowstring she wears a well-fitting body suit (身).
躬
躳
go̅ng = gu + (e)ng1
old variant of 躬[gong1]
躬 = 弓 + 身 : Gitta Giraffe (gu) tries to personally (躬) shoot herself (躬) with a composite bow (弓). In front of the engine she bows (躬) to fit her body (躬) into the bow, and so as to not get her clothes stuck in the bowstring she wears a well-fitting body suit (身).

躬 character breakdown

弓
go̅ng = gu + (e)ng1
a bow (weapon) / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to bend / to arch (one's back etc)
Mnemonic symbol: this character just looks like a composite bow.

Gitta Giraffe (gu) is shooting arrows with a composite bow (弓) in front of the engine ((e)ng1).
身
she̅n = sh + (e)n1
body / life / oneself / personally / one's morality and conduct / the main part of a structure or body / pregnant / classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset / Kangxi radical 158
身 = 自 + 丿 : Mnemonic symbol: a bodysuit.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) tries on his new bodysuit (身) in front of the encampment ((e)n1). To see himself better in his hand mirror (自), he uses a banana (丿) as a selfie stick.

Characters with 躬 as component

穷
窮
qióng = qu + (e)ng2
poor / destitute / to use up / to exhaust / thoroughly / extremely / (coll.) persistently and pointlessly
穷 = 力 + 穴 : Cupid (qu) exhausted (穷) his bank account and is very poor (穷). He has nowhere to go and nothing to do anymore. In the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) he creates a big cave painting (穴) out of boredom. Idly he paints a big power button (力) wishing that upon hitting it, money would rain down on him.
匑
go̅ng = gu + (e)ng1
to bow / to salute

Words with 躬

鞠
躬
to bow / (literary) to bend down
鞠
鞠
躬
躬
尽
盡
瘁
瘁
to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost
躬
身
to bow / personally
鞠
鞠
躬
躬
尽
盡
瘁
瘁
，
，
,
死
死
而
而
后
後
已
已
to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life / with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day
鞠
鞠
躬
躬
尽
盡
力
力
to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost / same as 鞠躬盡瘁|鞠躬尽瘁[ju1 gong1 jin4 cui4]

Sentences with 躬

躬 currently does not appear in any sentence.