跪
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to kneel
- HSK 3.0
- Level 6
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 足 +6
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 跪
- Common rank
- #2,704
- Unicode
- U+8DEA
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
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Words with 跪
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 跪地求饶 | to kneel and beg forgiveness | |
| 长跪 | to kneel as in prayer (without sitting back on the heels) | |
| 下跪 | to kneel; to go down on one's knees | |
| 跪下 | to kneel down | |
| 跪倒 | to kneel down; to sink to one's knees; to grovel | |
| 三跪九叩 | to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor) | |
| 跪乳 | (literary) (of a lamb) to kneel to suckle at the breast (used as a metaphor for filial pie… | |
| 跪坐 | to sit kneeling with legs folded underneath the thighs and buttocks resting on the heels | |
| 滑跪 | (of a soccer player) to knee slide after scoring a goal; (slang) to drop to one's knees in… | |
| 跪伏 | to crouch (of animal) | |
| 跪拜 | to kowtow; to kneel and worship | |
| 罚跪 | to punish by protracted kneeling | |
| 跪祷 | to kneel in prayer | |
| 跪叩 | to kowtow | |
| 跪毯 | a prayer mat; a carpet for kneeling |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 危 — compare how they read.