躬

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 character breakdown

躬
- 弓
- 身
  - 丿
  - 自
    - 丶
    - 目
      - 二
        
        一
      - 囗

弓

go̅ng = gu + (e)ng1

surname Gong

弓

go̅ng = gu + (e)ng1

a bow (weapon) / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to bend / to arch (one's back etc)

Mnemonic symbol: 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.

身 = 自 + 丿 : Sherlock Holmes tries on his new bodysuit in front of the encampment. To see himself better in his hand mirror, he uses a banana 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