叩首 kòu shǒu ㄎㄡˋ ㄕㄡˇ kau3 sau2
- to kowtow
- also written 磕头 磕頭 kē tóu ㄎㄜ ㄊㄡˊ
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叩
- 叩问 叩問 kòu wèn ㄎㄡˋ ㄨㄣˋ (literary) to inquire
- 叩应 叩應 kòu yìng ㄎㄡˋ ㄧㄥˋ kau3 jing3 call-in (loanword)
- 叩拜 kòu bài ㄎㄡˋ ㄅㄞˋ kau3 baai3 to bow in salute; to kowtow
- 叩球 kòu qiú ㄎㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ kau3 kau4 spike (volleyball)
- 叩见 叩見 kòu jiàn ㄎㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ kau3 gin3 to kowtow in salute
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- 叩谒 叩謁 kòu yè ㄎㄡˋ ㄧㄝˋ kau3 jit3 to visit (esp. one's superiors)
- 叩门 叩門 kòu mén ㄎㄡˋ ㄇㄣˊ kau3 mun4 to knock on a door
- 叩关 叩關 kòu guān ㄎㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄢ kau3 gwaan1 to knock at the gate (old)
- 叩头 叩頭 kòu tóu ㄎㄡˋ ㄊㄡˊ kau3 tau4 to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)
- 跪叩 guì kòu ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄡˋ gwai6 kau3 to kowtow
- 三跪九叩 sān guì jiǔ kòu ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄡˋ saam1 gwai6 gau2 kau3 to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
首
- 俯首 fǔ shǒu ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄡˇ fu2 sau2 to bend one's head
- 元首 yuán shǒu ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ jyun4 sau2 head of state
- 回首 huí shǒu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ wui4 sau2 to turn around; to look back
- 为首 為首 wéi shǒu ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡˇ wai4 sau2 head
- 首先 shǒu xiān ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢ sau2 sin1 first of all; in the first place
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- 首创 首創 shǒu chuàng ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄨㄤˋ sau2 cong3 to originate; to pioneer; to invent
- 首席 shǒu xí ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧˊ sau2 zik6 chief (representative, correspondent etc)
- 首府 shǒu fǔ ㄕㄡˇ ㄈㄨˇ sau2 fu2 capital city of an autonomous region
- 首批 shǒu pī ㄕㄡˇ ㄆㄧ sau2 pai1 first batch
- 首次 shǒu cì ㄕㄡˇ ㄘˋ sau2 ci3 first
- 首相 shǒu xiàng ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ sau2 soeng3 prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)
- 首脑 首腦 shǒu nǎo ㄕㄡˇ ㄋㄠˇ sau2 nou5 head (of state)
- 首要 shǒu yào ㄕㄡˇ ㄧㄠˋ sau2 jiu3 the most important
- 首都 shǒu dū ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨ sau2 dou1 capital (city)
- 首长 首長 shǒu zhǎng ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄤˇ sau2 zoeng2 senior official
- 首领 首領 shǒu lǐng ㄕㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇ sau2 ling5 head; boss; chief
- 首饰 首飾 shǒu shì ㄕㄡˇ ㄕˋ sau2 sik1 jewelry
- 罪魁祸首 罪魁禍首 zuì kuí huò shǒu ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ zeoi6 fui1 wo6 sau2 (idiom) criminal ringleader; main offender; main culprit; main cause of a disaster
- 上首 shàng shǒu ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄡˇ soeng6 sau2 seat of honor
- 匕首 bǐ shǒu ㄅㄧˇ ㄕㄡˇ bei6 sau2 dagger
Idioms with these characters
- 昂首阔步 昂首闊步 áng shǒu kuò bù ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ngong4 sau2 fut3 bou6 striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
- 昂首天外 áng shǒu tiān wài ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄞˋ ngong4 sau2 tin1 ngoi6 (idiom) to raise one's head and look towards the heavens
- 昂首挺胸 áng shǒu tǐng xiōng ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄩㄥ ngong4 sau2 ting5 hung1 head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits
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- 白首齐眉 白首齊眉 bái shǒu qí méi ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄟˊ baak6 sau2 cai4 mei4 (of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
- 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn ㄉㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄣ dai1 sau2 haa6 sam1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
- 俯首称臣 俯首稱臣 fǔ shǒu chēng chén ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄥ ㄔㄣˊ fu2 sau2 cing1 san4 to bow before (idiom)
- 俯首帖耳 fǔ shǒu tiē ěr ㄈㄨˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄝ ㄦˇ fu2 sau2 tip3 ji5 bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient
- 皓首苍颜 皓首蒼顏 hào shǒu cāng yán ㄏㄠˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄘㄤ ㄧㄢˊ hou6 sau2 cong1 ngaan4 white hair and gray sunken cheeks (idiom); decrepit old age
- 马首是瞻 馬首是瞻 mǎ shǒu shì zhān ㄇㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄕˋ ㄓㄢ maa5 sau2 si6 zim1 to follow blindly (idiom)
- 翘居群首 翹居群首 qiáo jū qún shǒu ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄩ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ kiu4 geoi1 kwan4 sau2 head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent