揖

to greet by raising clasped hands

to whisper / to blame, to slander

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

to bow with hands held in front

Zhang Yi (c. 3rd century), literary figure from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, other name 稚讓|稚让[Zhi4 rang4], named as compiler of earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia 廣雅|广雅[Guang3 ya3] and several lost works

to bow respectfully with clasped hands / to beg humbly

to bow respectfully with clasped hands / to beg humbly

to bow around with hands joined (to people on all sides)

to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cupped in the other, then moving the hands down to one's knees as one bows, keeping the arms straight (a form of greeting)

leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom); to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand