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Kanji Detail for 拜 - "worship, bow, respect"
拜
- Meaning
拜 means "worship, bow, respect."
Worship - To show reverence.
Bow - To bend in respect.
Receive - To be granted an honor.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
worship; adore; pray to
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
do obeisance, bow, kowtow
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to bow to; to pay one's respects; (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion); to make a courtesy call; (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony; to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc); (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to bow, to salute; to worship, to pay respects
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
The general name for performing rituals. Anciently there were nine bows, such as kowtowing, bowing the head, etc. Also 膜拜, raising both hands and prostrating. | In old times, appointing to office was 拜, showing respect. Such as 封侯拜相.
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