Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 躬

old variant of 躬 (gōng)

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

the Emperor's body
Holy body
the current reigning Emperor

to attend to personally
in person

to personally undertake or manage

to call (at sb's home) personally

to bow
personally

to bow
(literary) to bend down

to carry out a task personally
to take responsibility for

bēigōngqūxī

to bow and bend the knee (idiom); fawning
bending and scraping to curry favor

bēigōngqūjié

to bow and scrape
to act servilely

shìbìgōngqīn

to attend to everything personally

dǎgōngzuòyī

to bow respectfully with clasped hands
to beg humbly

jūgōngjìnlì

to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost
same as 鞠躬盡瘁／鞠躬尽瘁 (jūgōngjìncuì)

fǎngōngzìwèn

introspection
to ask oneself

jūgōngjìncuì

to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost

jūgōngjìncuì,sǐ'érhòuyǐ

鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已

[鞠躬盡瘁，死而後已]

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