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guì

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guì Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
guì | gui4
English translation
to kneel

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About guì

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

guì

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

foot

Etymology of guì

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

足危

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Wēi

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Wēi represents the sound.

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Example sentences using guì

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妇女 fùnǚ guì zài 佛像 fó xiàng qián 祈祷 qí dǎo .

Several women knelt down before the statue of Buddha and prayed.

guì zài 国王 guówáng 面前 miàn qián 请求 qǐngqiú shè zuì .

He knelt before the king and asked for pardon.

guì zhāo zài Yuán 除草 chú cǎo .

She was on her knees weeding the garden.

忏悔 chàn huǐ de guì zài 母亲 mǔqīn 脚下 jiǎo xià .

She knelt at her mother's feet in penance.

他们 tā men zài 佛像 fó xiàng 面前 miàn qián 下跪 xià guì .

They knelt before the image of Buddha.

Words with guì

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
guì to kneel guì
跪下 guì xia to kneel down跪下 guì xia
下跪 xià guì to kneel下跪 xià guì
跪倒 guì dǎo to kneel down跪倒 guì dǎo
跪拜 guì bài to kowtow跪拜 guì bài
长跪 cháng guì to kneel as in prayer (without sitting back on the heels)長跪
三跪九叩 sān guì jiǔ kòu to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)三跪九叩 sān guì jiǔ kòu
跪叩 guì kòu to kowtow跪叩 guì kòu

guì Decomposition & Compounds

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guì Decomposition

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