揖 (jap1 jaap6 | yi1) : bow with hands clasped; beckon

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揖

jap1 jaap6

yi1

[粵] jap1 [國] yi1
[1] [v] to bow with hands clasped
[2] [n] a bow with body bent

[粵] jaap6 - Cantonese only
[v] beckon sb to come over

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Default PoS:

Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

揖

This word has been viewed 2713 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 28th May 2016 01:37 and last edited on 28th May 2016 08:29

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揖佢過嚟 jaap6 keoi5 gwo3 lai4 = beckon him to come over 粵

開門揖盜 hoi1 mun4 jap1 dou6 kai1 men2 yi1 dao4 = incur trouble for being careless

打躬作揖 daa2 gung1 zok3 jap1 da3 gong1 zuo4 yi1 = bow and scrape

Legend
國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 揖
Unicode code for this character: U+63d6 (off-site link)

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