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CHINESE CHARACTER

guì

跪

跪

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to kneel

Numbered pinyin
gui4
English meanings
to kneel

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 足; right 危.

  • Left

    足
  • Right

    危
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Meaning & sound clues

足 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “foot”.

危 is identified as the sound component (wēi). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 跪.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰足危

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    guì跪xiàlai下来。

    Kneel down.

  2. 02

    guì跪xià下qídǎo祈祷。

    Kneel to pray.

  3. 03

    guì跪zài在dìshang地上。

    Kneel on the ground.

  4. 04

    guì跪zhe着。

    Kneeling.

  5. 05

    dān单xī膝xià下guì跪。

    Kneel on one knee.

  6. 06

    guì跪bài拜。

    Kneel and bow.

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