Yanamino揖
to bow, to salute; to defer, to yield; to greet by raising clasped hands
- Strokes
- 12
- Pinyin
- yī
Parts
Words with 揖
- 作揖zuò yī · zuoyito bow with hands held in front
- 张揖zhāng yī · zhangyiZhang 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
- 长揖cháng yī · changyito 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)
- 打拱作揖dǎ gǒng zuò yī · dagongzuoyito bow respectfully with clasped hands; to beg humbly
- 打躬作揖dǎ gōng zuò yī · dagongzuoyito bow respectfully with clasped hands; to beg humbly
- 罗圈儿揖luó quān r yī · luoquanryito bow around with hands joined (to people on all sides)
- 开门揖盗kāi mén yī dào · kaimenyidaoleaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand