How to write 跪

跪 [guì] 【动】 【本义】:屈膝，单膝或双膝着地，臀部抬起，伸直腰股 1. To kneel, as in kneeling on one or both knees with the buttocks raised, and the waist and thighs straight. (e.g., 跪拜 [to kneel and bow], 跪叩 [to kneel down and knock]) 2. Referring to the foot: “蟹六跪而二螯” [a crab has six legs and two claws]. 【引】 1. From "说文": 跪，拜也。 [Kneeling signifies bowing.] 2. From "说文通训定声": 跪，两膝拄地所以拜也。 [Kneeling is when both knees touch the ground to bow.] 3. From "文选·谢庄·月赋": 仲宣跪而称曰。 [Zhongxuan knelt and said...] 4. From "后汉书·列女传": (乐羊子)一年来归，妻跪问其故。 [(Le Yangzi) returned after a year, and his wife kneeled to ask the reason.] 5. From "战国策·魏策": 秦王色挠，长跪而谢之。 [The King of Qin was troubled, and he long knelt to thank him.] 6. From 马中锡《中山狼传》: 遥望老子杖藜而来，先生且喜且愕，舍狼而前，跪拜啼泣。 [Looking far, Laozi came leaning on a staff, and the teacher was both pleased and shocked, abandoning the wolf and coming forward to kneel and weep.] 【例】 For example: 授立不跪; 长跪，半跪; 跪拜; 跪射; 跪下祈祷; 跪香拜佛 (a type of ritual to pray for the longevity of elders by kneeling and bowing to Buddha). 2. Referring to the foot: 1. From "韩非子·内储说下": 门者刖跪。 [The doorman is disabled and kneeling.] For example: 蟹六跪 (a crab has six legs).