Keyword
to kneel
- Frequency
- #2152
- Strokes
- 13
Readings
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Mnemonic
足 (foot) gives the meaning and 危 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
跪
to kneel
跪下
to kneel down
下跪
to kneel; to go down on one's knees
跪拜
to kowtow; to kneel and worship
跪倒
to kneel down; to sink to one's knees; to grovel
跪坐
to sit kneeling with legs folded underneath the thighs and buttocks resting on the heels
三跪九叩
to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
长跪
to kneel as in prayer (without sitting back on the heels)
跪地求饶
to kneel and beg forgiveness
跪伏
to crouch (of animal)
罚跪
to punish by protracted kneeling
跪叩
to kowtow