yī
salute
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 揖
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
to greet by raising clasped hands | ||
to bow with hands held in front | ||
to clasp hands in greeting | ||
to beg humbly | ||
leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand |
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