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躬行

gōng xíng

2-character word

What 躬行 means

1. to personally undertake or manage

The characters in 躬行

• 躬gōng(literary) body (of a human, esp. the torso); (bound form) to bow; (literary) oneself…
• 行xíng(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit…

Sounds the same

Read gōng xíng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 宫刑castration (archaic punishment)
• 弓形circular segment

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