跪
Parts that make up 跪
How 跪 was formed
Traditional analysis treats 跪 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 足, 危.
Japanese words with 跪
- 跪くひざまずく to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
- 跪座きざ kneeling with the balls of the feet on the floor and sitting on one's heels
- 長跪ちょうき way of sitting by placing both knees on the ground and standing upright
- 拝跪はいき kneeling down (to pray); going down on one's knees
- 跪拝きはい kneeling and worshipping; worshipping on one's knees
Characters sharing the phonetic 危
Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.
Other hanja read “궤”
Other hanja with radical 足
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