跪 Stroke Order — How to Write 跪

Stroke Order

跪 is written in 13 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 足, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

跪 Radical and Character Components

Components:足危

跪 is a phono-semantic compound: 足 (foot) carries the meaning, while 危 indicates the sound.

Radical: 足 + 6 more strokes

跪 Pronunciation and Pinyin

guì

Meanings of 跪 in Chinese

guì跪

To kneel; to go down on one's knees.

他虔诚地跪在佛像前祈祷。

He devoutly knelt before the Buddha statue to pray.

In classical Chinese, 'guì' can refer to the legs or limbs of an animal, as seen in the phrase '蟹六跪而二螯' (crabs have six legs and two pincers).

昆虫通常有六跪，这让它们能够灵活地在各种表面爬行。

Insects typically have six legs, which allows them to move flexibly on various surfaces.

Common Words and Phrases with 跪

guì跪bài拜

To kowtow; to worship or show deep respect by kneeling and bowing.

在一些传统的宗教仪式中，信徒会向神像跪拜以示虔诚。

In some traditional religious ceremonies, believers kneel and kowtow to the deity's statue to show their devotion.

guì跪dǎo倒

To sink or fall to one's knees, often due to exhaustion, weakness, or in an act of submission.

由于体力不支，她在比赛中途突然跪倒在地。

Due to a lack of physical strength, she suddenly fell to her knees midway through the competition.

guì跪dǎo祷

To pray on one's knees; a special prayer service, often called a 'knee drill' within the Salvation Army, where participants spend most of the time kneeling.