跪 Stroke Order

跪 [guì] 〈动〉 【本义】: 屈膝，单膝或双膝着地，臀部抬起，伸直腰股 Kneel: to bend the knees, resting on one or both knees, raising the hips, with the waist and thighs straightened. 【造字法】: 形声。从足，危声。 Character formation: phonetic-visual combination; it contains the foot radical and represents a dangerous sound. 【释义】: 1. 同本义 ([En.] kneel) - To kneel. 2. 指足 ([En.] foot) - Referring to feet. 【引】: 1. 《说文》：跪，拜也。 "Kneel" means to bow. 2. 《说文通训定声》：跪，两膝拄地所以拜也。 "Kneeling" means resting both knees on the ground in order to bow. 3. 《文选·谢庄·月赋》：仲宣跪而称曰。 In "Wenxuan," it states: Zhongxuan knelt and addressed. 4. 《后汉书·列女传》：((乐羊子) 一年来归，妻跪问其故。 In "Book of the Later Han": When (Yeyangzi) returned home after a year, his wife knelt and asked the reason. 5. 《战国策·魏策》：秦王色挠，长跪而谢之。 In "Strategies of the Warring States": The Qin King changed color and long-kneeled in gratitude. 6. 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。 In Ma Zhongxi’s "The Story of the Zhongshan Wolf": Looking distantly towards Laozi coming with a staff, the gentleman was both happy and astonished, leaving the wolf and stepping forward to kneel and weep. 【例】: 又如: 授立不跪; 长跪，半跪; 跪拜; 跪射; 跪下祈祷; 跪香拜佛(为长辈祈福寿的一种拜佛仪式) Also: standing up without kneeling; long kneeling, half kneeling; kneeling and bowing; kneeling to shoot; kneeling down to pray; kneeling and offering incense to Buddha (a ritual to pray for blessings and longevity for elders). 【释义】: 2. 指足 ([En.] foot) - To refer to feet. 【引】: 1. 《韩非子·内储说下》：门者刖跪。 In "Han Feizi": The door is a footless kneeling (metaphorically speaking). 【例】: 又如: 蟹六跪(螃蟹六支脚) Also: “six feet kneeling” (referring to the six legs of a crab).