- 1. cup one hand in the other before the chest (in salutation)
- ♦ 拱手
- 2. surround
- ♦ 四山环~的大湖 a large lake surrounded by mountains
- 3. hump up; arch
- ♦ 猫~了~腰。 The cat arched its back.
- 4. push with the shoulders or head
- ♦ 用肩膀把门~开 push the door open with one's shoulder
- 5. sprout up through the earth
- ♦ 苗儿~出土了。 The sprouts are coming out of the earth.
- ♦ ~道 archway
- ♦ ~式涵洞 arch culvert