揖 yī

1. yī verb to salute; to greet by clasping hands
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '揖'; Guoyu '揖'; Unihan '揖')
2. jí verb to meet together
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '揖' jí)
3. yī verb to defer to
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Unihan '揖')

Contained in

• 开门揖盗(開門揖盜) leaving the door open invites the thief; to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand
• 打躬作揖 to bow respectfully with clasped hands; to beg humbly
• 罗圈儿揖(羅圈兒揖) to bow around with hands joined (to people on all sides)
• 长揖(長揖) to clasp hands in greeting
• 打恭作揖 to bow with hands cupped
• 作揖 to bow with hands held in front
• 打拱作揖 to bow respectfully with clasped hands; to beg humbly
• 揖礼(揖禮) cup one's hands in respect

Also contained in

刘揖 、 张揖

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 卷七十　　志第二十一: 　禮樂四 Volume 70 Treatises 23: Rites and Music 4 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 110
• 卷三十八　志第十九:　禮十一 外國使入見儀 曲宴儀 朝辭儀 新定夏使儀注 Volume 38 Treatises 19: Rites 11 - Ceremonies for Receiving Foreign Emissaries; Music for Banquets; Farewell Rituals; Ceremonies for Newly Appointed Officials History of Jin 金史 — count: 97
• 鄉射禮 第五 5. Rites of the district archery meet The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮 — count: 79
• 大射 第七 7. The great archery meet (state level) The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮 — count: 50
• 卷五十一　志第二十: 禮志三 禮志四 Volume 51 Treatises 21: Rites 3 and 4 History of Liao 遼史 — count: 27
• 卷十七　　　　　志第七　　　　禮樂七 Volume 17 Treatises 7: Rites and Music 7 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 27
• 卷一百十七 志第七十 禮二十 Volume 117 Treatises 70: Rites 20 History of Song 宋史 — count: 25
• 聘禮 第八 8. Rites of courtesy calls The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮 — count: 23
• 卷一百十四 志第六十七 禮十七 Volume 114 Treatises 67: Rites 17 History of Song 宋史 — count: 22
• 卷五十三　志第二十二: 禮志六 Volume 53 Treatises 23: Rites 6 History of Liao 遼史 — count: 21

Collocations

• 揖让 (揖讓) 簡子問揖讓周旋之禮焉 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 49
• 三揖 (三揖) 三揖在下 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 哀公 Lord Ai — count: 21
• 主人揖 (主人揖) 主人揖賛者 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 士冠禮 第一 1. Capping rites for (the son of) a common officer — count: 19
• 賔揖 (賔揖) 與賔揖 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 士冠禮 第一 1. Capping rites for (the son of) a common officer — count: 16
• 揖入 (揖入) 揖入 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 士冠禮 第一 1. Capping rites for (the son of) a common officer — count: 16
• 北面揖 (北面揖) 北面揖 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 鄉射禮 第五 5. Rites of the district archery meet — count: 15
• 公揖 (公揖) 公揖而入 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 13
• 揖升 (揖升) 主人揖升 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 鄉飲酒禮 第四 4. Rites of the district symposium — count: 13
• 射揖 (射揖) 上射揖 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 鄉射禮 第五 5. Rites of the district archery meet — count: 10
• 揖进 (揖進) 揖進 — The Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial 儀禮, 鄉射禮 第五 5. Rites of the district archery meet — count: 10