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to kneel

surname Wei

danger / to endanger / Taiwan pr. [wei2]

excessive

foot / to be sufficient / ample

Character component without intrinsic meaning

to kneel down

to kneel / to go down on one's knees

to kneel down / to sink to one's knees / to grovel

to kowtow / to kneel and worship

to kowtow

to kneel and beg forgiveness

to crouch (of animal)

to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)

to punish by protracted kneeling

(literary) (of a lamb) to kneel to suckle at the breast (used as a metaphor for filial piety)