揖 Stroke Order

揖 [yī] 1. Ancient gesture of bowing with hands clasped. 1.1. This refers to the ancient bowing gesture: performed in salutation (作（zuō）～). 1.2. Salutation upon meeting the host and guests (～让) 1.3. Greeting a guest (～客). 1.4. Bidding farewell (～别). 2. Primary meaning: A bow made with hands clasped. 3. To give way, to yield (让出，逊主). 4. Equivalent to "壹" (yī). To be single-minded (专一). 引例: 1. “自家拜揖，愿求恩官高姓大名。” from "Water Margin". (I bow in my own home, hoping to seek favor from the esteemed officials.) 例子: 1. Greeting a guest (揖客; long bow for a guest; clasp hands in salutation towards the guest). 2. Salutation in ritual movements during ancient ceremonial occasions (揖游). 引例: 1. “公惟国家之统，揖大福大恩，事事谦让，动而固辞。” from "Book of Han". (The noble applies merely to the unification of the state, yielding great fortune and grace, humbly yielding in all matters.) 例子: 1. Bowing and yielding (揖让; etiquette for the guest and host meeting; relinquishing position to the capable). 2. Allowing a thief in (揖盗开门; metaphorically implies accepting wrongdoers and inviting disaster upon oneself). 5. Also means to concentrate or unify (聚合). 引例: 1. “普天之下，搏心揖志。” from "Records of the Historian". (Across the world, to strive with heart and will.)