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Kanji Detail for 跪 - "kneel, crab legs"

  • Meaning

    跪 means "kneel, crab legs."

    1. Kneel - A posture with knees on the ground and thighs raised.

    2. Crab legs - The legs of a crab.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    kneel

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

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    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to kneel

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to kneel

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    In ancient times, kneeling with both knees on the ground and buttocks resting on heels in a fairly stable position was called 坐 (sitting). Keeping the waist and thighs straight in an unstable posture was 跪.
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