"揖" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Le caractère 揖

Radical
(4 traits)
Number of strokes
12
Structure
gauche et droite
Cangjie
QRSJ 手口尸十
Sijiao
5604.1
Wubi
RKBG
GB 2312
D2BE
Big5
B4A5
Unicode
U+63D6

Decomposition Practice Sheet Dictionary of examples

Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
to greet by raising clasped hands
Chinese Pinyin Translation Actions
作揖 zuò yī to bow with hands held in front
长揖 長揖 cháng yī to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cupped in the other, then moving the hands down to one's knees as one bows, keeping the arms straight (a form of greeting)
张揖 張揖 zhāng yī Zhang Yi (c. 3rd century), literary figure from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, other name 稚讓|稚让[Zhi4 rang4], named as compiler of earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia 廣雅|广雅[Guang3 ya3] and several lost works
打躬作揖 dǎ gōng zuò yī to bow respectfully with clasped hands / to beg humbly syn
打拱作揖 dǎ gǒng zuò yī to bow respectfully with clasped hands / to beg humbly
开门揖盗 開門揖盜 kāi mén yī dào leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom) / to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand syn
罗圈儿揖 羅圈兒揖 luó quān r yī to bow around with hands joined (to people on all sides)

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