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to greet by raising clasped hands

🖌️ 揖 Strokes

张zhāng 揖yī

Trad. 張揖

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

🖌️ 张 Strokes 🖌️ 揖 Strokes

长cháng 揖yī

Trad. 長揖

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)

🖌️ 长 Strokes 🖌️ 揖 Strokes

to bow with hands held in front

🖌️ 作 Strokes 🖌️ 揖 Strokes

罗luó 圈quān 儿r 揖yī

Trad. 羅圈兒揖

to bow around with hands joined (to people on all sides)

🖌️ 罗 Strokes 🖌️ 圈 Strokes 🖌️ 儿 Strokes 🖌️ 揖 Strokes

开kāi 门mén 揖yī 盗dào

Trad. 開門揖盜

leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand

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打dǎ 拱gǒng 作zuò 揖yī

to bow respectfully with clasped hands
to beg humbly

🖌️ 打 Strokes 🖌️ 拱 Strokes 🖌️ 作 Strokes 🖌️ 揖 Strokes

打dǎ 躬gōng 作zuò 揖yī

to bow respectfully with clasped hands
to beg humbly

🖌️ 打 Strokes 🖌️ 躬 Strokes 🖌️ 作 Strokes 🖌️ 揖 Strokes