叩 (敂)
kòu
Pinyin
Definition
叩 (敂)
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- old variant of 叩[kòu]
- to knock
叩
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- to knock
- to kowtow
Character Decomposition
Compounds (1)
- 1 life
- 2 fate
- 3 order or command
- 4 to assign a name, title etc
Related Words (6)
- 1 to kowtow
- 2 also written 磕頭|磕头[kē tóu]
- 1 to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
- 1 to bow in salute
- 2 to kowtow
- 1 to knock on a door
- 1 to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
- 2 also written 磕頭|磕头[kē tóu]
Sample Sentences
没错，祭祖的时候，人们会在桌上点上蜡烛，供上食物，然后再行叩拜祭祖之礼，寄望先人能保佑家庭和睦，万事如意。
Yes, when they worship the ancestors, people will light candles on the table and put food offerings on it, then they engage in the rite of kowtowing to the ancestors, in the hope that their forebearers will protect the harmony within the family and allow things to go smoothly for them.
嗯，藏传佛教的信徒好像特别虔诚。你看他们朝圣的时候，一步一叩，五体投地的膜拜姿势，就知道他们有多虔诚了。而且在朝圣之路上，他们始终保持这样的姿势，翻山越岭，直到到达布达拉宫。听说有人朝圣一次要花上几年的时间。