Ideographic: To bow 弓 one's body 身; 弓 also provides the pronunciationRadical:

meaning for gōng:

  • - body
  • - oneself
  • - personally
  • - to bowto bow
  • - (literary) to bend downto bowto bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom)
  • - striving to the utmostto attend to personally
  • - in personto personally undertake or manage