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揖

Character

揖 yī

Character

to greet by raising clasped hands

Radical
扌
Strokes
12
Structure
Left–right
Parts
扌 咠
Traditional
揖
Frequency
#4523 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

yī

yi1
  1. to greet by raising clasped hands CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

All 12 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 揖

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Words with 揖

作揖zuò yīto bow with hands held in frontWord张揖zhāng yīZhang Yi (c. 3rd century), literary figure from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, other name 稚让 (Zhì ràng), named as compiler of earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia 广雅 (Guǎng yǎ) and several lost worksWord长揖cháng yīto 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)Word开门揖盗kāi mén yī dàoleaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free handWord打拱作揖dǎ gǒng zuò yīto bow respectfully with clasped handsWord打躬作揖dǎ gōng zuò yīto bow respectfully with clasped handsWord罗圈儿揖luó quān r yīto bow around with hands joined (to people on all sides)Word

Same radical 扌

All characters with 扌 →
把bǎ打dǎ拉lā接jiē提tí报bào指zhǐ持chí舉jǔ才cái找zhǎo据jù
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